*sheepishly yours.

It's been a while

2012-01-27T05:35:00.002+08:00

I can't believe I actually did it!

it's been a really long time since i last ran long distance.
the last time i really trained was in high school. managed to clock 20+mins for about 5km.

this is the first time i'm running again after so long. not only that, it's the first time i completed a 5.7k run in the night and at 0 degrees!
when i got back, my really awesome, concerned roommate popped her head out:

(in cantonese)

Her: Die already anot?

Me: Died a few times already along the way.

Her: How was it?

Me: I finished third........*pause*

.....from the back. *laughs*

Her: Congrats, at least got two san ka la at your back.

(i'm not really sure what is san ka la so cant translate that) lol..

anyway, i've been joining this nike training club every week and just gave this running club a shot today.
they're really good in motivating us to get fit 'cause the class is free and they give out freebies occasionally.

Make your 2012 count, people.

And Happy Chinese New Year!
The year of many of my friends. Gosh, i dread next year. *bones creak*

Wishes for 2012 (because there's just too many to share on FB)

2012-01-04T19:23:00.002+08:00


do you know, i've never been to a concert before? :)

bwahahahaaa

(fat chance of this happening here..)

7th Jan 2012 :)

i'm tagging you @lubimotu and @stefhuey :)

bliss.

very the importante.

number one priority.

yeah man.

French and German.

shouldnt be a problem, until i go back and chop it short :P

random trip to a beach okay @lubimotu @stefhuey :)

Merry Christmas yo!

2011-12-25T22:15:00.002+08:00

It's that time of the year again! Yes by golly, how fast a year has passed!! It felt like just yesterday i touched down at Glasgow airport.
since then, I've survived through two semesters, explored Italy and a bit of Sweden (more later), started working part-time, and learned to live independently.

anyhooo, remember last year when i said i got a bit carried away?
wellll.... this year, i just went crazy.
to the point that i just stopped keeping track of how much i spent lol.. hey, it's only once a year you get to do this.
hope everyone enjoyed the surprise ^^

santa's workshop

christmas cakes :9

my cheeky neighbours made gingerbread men.. i said i wanted mine naked coz i dont fancy frosting.
this is what they presented to me.

oh and not to put a damper on the day but i woke up this morning with a lousy sorethroat and flu (which the doctor assured me, more or less, that i wouldn't be getting again so soon -___-).
but heck, i dont care. i'm determined to enjoy this day okay (taking it easy of course).

ze christmas song of the year is *parumpumpumpum*

i'm just gonna keep my new year resolutions simple. basically, to be financially savvy and to focus on what's important.

[will update more if i'm inspired]

**

now, sweden.
we went for a 4 days 4 nights trip to Stockholm and Gothenburg.
First day was quite terrible for me, sad to say.
why? coz i is so smart to wear 2 thin jackets and it snowed half way through the day.
i was frozen and wet coz when it wasnt snowing, it was raining.

the next day was better at least. i wrapped up like an onion :D
no pics yet, am still waiting on friend's fb albums :P

do u know what came from sweden?
IKEA. and what's the first food that comes into mind when u think of IKEA?

(dont say curry puff. slap u. :P)

meatballs!
so naturally, we all thought sweden is fehmes for its meatballs.
apparently not.

in our whole trip, we only had it once in a fine dining restaurant.
hotdogs on the other hand are ubiquitous.
we were also utterly addicted to this "Scandinavian specialty" - sugar coated roasted almond (brända mandlar)

and there's the swedish mulled wine, Glögg which we totally heart. it's made of different ingredients and there's usually a variety to choose from.
*someone* drank until she was red and slightly tipsy.
thank goodness she's a really happy drunk. practically laughed at everything.

our 2nd stop was Gothenburg. although stockholm seems to be a more popular destination, i find Gothenburg much nicer somehow.
plus, it doesnt hurt that the place is warmer :D

these are what i picked up in gothenburg.
;a christmas shirt (God Jul in swedish means merry christmas),
;a Pippi Longstocking book (don't know pippi? look it up!). my friends think im insane for buying a children's book but i dont care. peeg wanna listen to pippi's adventure and i'm keeping the book for posterity. ^^
;christmas postcards with the famous poseidon statue of Gothenburg
;and the magnet

i also somehow adopted a family back.
introducing the Beboolu family!

(l-r): Aloysius, Alastair, Ah Boy & Ah Girl, Sandy and Albus Beboolu.

i reckon the old ones noses are red because of the cold. hohooheehahaa

Inexplicable.

2011-12-08T07:08:00.001+08:00

I don't know how to explain it. Maybe it's the Chinese blood, or just me.. but I get really restless after a break. I actually itch to work. it's like i just get enough rest then when things get boring, i gotta do something.
A friend once asked why can't I sit still (zhey beh diam). hahaa..
ever since my first job at bread story, i've gotten through a clerking job which i absolutely dislike, sold gadgets - very eye-opening and educational (hurhur), had wild nights during waitressing, and played charades with customers in Guardian.
my point is.. i don't think it's just the monay (although it is a factor), i think the main drive for it is i'm just plain curious.
every new experience enlighten us in some way and i love what every one of the jobs i had (yes even the clerking one) taught me.

also, i guess i have sort of taken for granted how easy it is to find work back home.
finding any kind of part time job here is darn near impossible -_____-
they mostly want to hire locals and who can blame 'em.
when i got the call for work the other day (after leaving my number with them since sept -__-'') i was pretty ecstatic.

until i start hearing horror stories about the place.
zzz

part of me balked at the impression i got from all that, but the other part wants me to try it out anyway. despite what people say, it's probably better to form your own opinion about the place.

and it'll definitely be AN experience.

plus, i can put off withdrawing money from hsbc. teeheee..

oh by the way, IT SNOWED!

i love this pic. was taken from fb

okay, happy with those pics?

guess what?

all that *waves at the photos* disappeared today.

the snow melted after 2 days. so everything is back to normal except it's still crazy cold outside.

maybe it's just a teaser snow.

before the blizzard comes. *touchwood*

i prefer NOT having snow here. it's breathtaking but it's also a real pain when you need to go out (eg. for work). i think i nearly fell a dozen times because of the sleet on the roads.
since we're going to a snowy place for vacation anyway, it's so much better coming back to a dry place.

they've set up this winter wonderland at a dataran nearby. there's ice-skating, that 'Glasgow Eye', the flying spinning chairs we have in Genting, and xmas songs blasting during opening hours.

gotta love the christmas spirit here :)

KMN

2011-11-30T02:08:00.001+08:00

i just wrote a bloody rant essay as soon as i got back coz keeping it all in is so gonna give me PUD.
i'm really sorry for dose-dumping on you even though you're like a gazillion miles away, but i'm glad you're there. i hope reading it tomorrow wont give you an aneurysm.

and thanks for forever telling me this.

why?

why is my fyp slowly torturing me.

okay an unexpected twist will probably be the silver lining but i really really just can't see it right now.

i go every day hoping to accomplish something, and return after a whole day gone, knowing that it doesnt count for anything.
i love walking outside these days. at least i know i'm not numb to the cold.

and okay, there's always people unluckier than you.
i know that, and yet.

things are just piling atop one another faster than i can sort them out. i keep trying to concentrate on one thing. i can't.

i hate being one huge stinking cumulonimbus.
feeling like a dam. like i can't breathe.

i'm just gonna post-it my window come saturday.

Insanity

2011-11-27T04:33:00.001+08:00

"Peegy"

"Haa?"

"Why aren't you asleep?"

"I thinking..why that yiyi no come see me wan?"

"...don't think so much, go sleep."

"but why?"

"She has a very tiring job"

"but why no come wan.."

"she'll come when she has time. I also havent seen her in a while."

"If you see her tell her to visit! i miss..."

"O. now go sleep."

"ok. mwah. baa."

Busy times.

2011-10-20T06:25:00.002+08:00

was mulling over if onlys..

if only i can split myself into two. then one of me can do all these workshop questions we were inundated with and the other me can do literature search for my fyp which have been put off long enough :S
but it got me thinking,"if i can split myself into two, why not three?"
then the third me can go to sleep.
aha.

let's see if an all-nighter is possible tonight.

ganbatte desu!

*****

people seem to be starting their sentences with 'Me' very often nowadays..

T: "Me want also!....."
M: *couldn't stand it any longer* "Can you say 'I' instead of 'me'?"
T: "O..."

awhile later..

M: "OMG it's like 3 degrees today and I'm so frickin' coldddd"
T: "I too..." *stares at M innocently*

Update

2011-10-11T04:28:00.001+08:00

All I can say about today is..

Wow.

i thought we've been having so much glorious food recently but..
it looks like our food intake is escalating.
today really takes the cake!

mayhwa's surprise lo mai kai started the ball rolling.

thanks for satisfying my craving :)

visha dropped by to pass us some really amazing melt-in-your-mouth chocolate cheese cake.
i ate two pieces before realising what i've done.

then for dinner we cooked ginger scallion fish fillets and vege.
( i just realised some dishes we commonly order in restaurants are actually quite easy to cook. i think my parents will be shocked when i cook for them. some day. heh. )

after that, i dashed downstairs for a(nother) little birdie told me that cinnamon rolls are just fresh out of the oven at H5. (it's becoming a tradition for us to go down to H5 these days :P)

H5 peeps were having wanton soup so *naturally*, i took two..okay three biji.
it has little bits of water chestnut in it. mmm..

the cinnamon roll was ohmaigod.
yeah that's my description.
it's like, it's like, so heavenly cinnamon-y with a hint of vanilla.

then maymay pops in bringing bubble tea.
at that point, my inner fattybombom jumps in delight while the fitness junkie in me balked in dismay.
there goes the 1-hour gym time just now.

I chose honey milk seeing as drinking tea will keep me up all night..

and that's not the end of it..

chiew vien took out her frying pan and started to fry lobak gou (or char kuehkak as i know it), like the pros in pasar malam.

siap dengan fresh prawns, beansprouts and sambal that nearly set off the fire alarm.
kidding.

truly. now i'm sitting here with all these food churning in my GIT.

and these two for breakfast tomorrow ^^

glorious food day indeed.

Little Blessings Every Day :)

2011-10-10T21:40:00.004+08:00

how come malaysian foods that i dont usually eat when i was back home taste so awesome here??? (except milo)
see that heong peah? i took a bite and stared at it in astonishment because of the flavours exploding in my mouth. very nearly made me moan.

must ask my parents to hunt down that brand :P

++

and it would seem like we have all got into a baking frenzy.
it all started with oatmeal cookies,
which spiralled on to bread pudding,

vanilla cinnamon muffins,

pandan chiffon cake,

banana walnut/hazelnut cake,
choc chip cookies, (sorry no pics. too busy eating :9)

carrot cake topped with cream cheese

and yesterday, we had..

steamed sweet potato cup cakes

..which were gobbled quickly because they were so awesome and a little birdy told me this morning there were 4 left.
i think only crumbs remain now.

and another baker just delivered her choc cheese cake to our place when i was eating lunch.
i ate 2 pieces in 2 seconds.

god help our tummies.

ps. i didnt bake a single one of those mentioned above! :D
will post up when i do finally get down to it ^^

How to know you're so not in Malaysia.

2011-10-01T01:03:00.005+08:00

the weather has been awesome these past few days ( i hope i'm not jinxing it by saying that. )

sunny and hot-ish. temperature is high enough that we didnt have to wear a jacket to walk about.

we had a 3-hour break between classes just now and a group of us went to George Square for the Freshers' Fest.

it's organised like the edufair in msia with booths promoting their stuff, except this one is outdoors and they're mostly publicising pubs and bars around glasgow.

our main purpose for going there was actually to get goodie bags. heh.

we signed up for a bunch of stuff, and even got a free photo out of it:

i tried searching for a blood donation booth but couldnt find it so i approached the lady at the organ donation one to ask her and she thought i was asking about Organ Donation and proceeded to give me a not-so-brief overview of it.
i must really learn to speak louder.

after coming back, i rummage through the day's loot and guess what is among the freebies?

an underwear.

upon closer inspection, (imagine me picking it up gingerly with the tip of a pen) it turns out that it has a t-back and a tagline on the front advertising their ..thing.

boy, people here are really creative.

on a much more useful note, we also got aprons, candies, testpads, sticky notes, and a whole bunch of ads that i dumped into the recycle bin.

a fraction of the freebies we collected inc the panties.

guess it's pretty safe to say, no one collects freebies better than us xD

Part 2: buhbye Roma

2011-09-25T23:27:00.000+08:00

Day 5:
Next stop was the Spanish Steps, the widest steps in the whole of Europe.

like any other tourist spots, the place was packed with people
==

where we get constant supply of drinking water.

We then trudged on to Musei Vaticani.

Pythagoras?

trying to get a good angle..

the sistine chapel's ceiling with Michelangelo's famous paintings

feyiiii!

by the way, it'll be a good idea to buy tickets to colosseum and the vatican museum online beforehand because the queue is unbelievably long. unless you want to go for a guided tour of the colosseum, save a lot of time by getting those advanced tickets!

There was a long queue in front of Basilica San Pietro but we lined up anyway to go in.
Someone once said once you've been into one cathedral, you've been into all of them so just bring me to the most famous one because the architecture and design are mostly the same. (but that person mostly just want to shop so it's understandable lol)

you can also climb up to the dome to get a beautiful view of the city. only jyun and yling did that :P

Next was the Pantheon which looked quite formidable in the middle of a square. It used to serve as a temple for all the Gods of Ancient Rome.

how i wish that we organized lawatan sambil belajar to all these places when we were studying Sejarah Tingkatan Lima.
i can totally imagine us bright eyed students each with a cone of gelato in hand peering curiously at all the ancient structures.
man that would totally inject buckets of fascination and interest into learning. and i bet i wouldve been able to remember stuff about them instead of having to resort to google.

Day 6:
On our last day here, we started off with Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, one of the oldest churches here.

the dresscode to enter churches is quite strict so jolene had to bao until she looked decent

we spent the rest of the day covering some of the last few places to see in Rome.

we used the precious map until it tore :(

everyone hearts illy!

thank goodness we had a more leisurely time because the past few days we were terribly knackered.
factor in the sunshine and heat, we all really had good exercise everyday.

at Piazza Venezia with the Monument as the backdrop.

(compare it to ours. errr...)

MayMay - forever the SS one :)

spot jolene!

there were guards there who blow their whistle every two seconds to warn people against eating/drinking/leaning against the pillar/sitting on steps or even appearing like you're sitting on the steps.
i can't imagine doing that everyday.

i'm saving this particular spot for one of the must tries in Italy.
Gelato!
we found a really awesome place, Gelato il Gelatone which had a really wide range of flavours. we visited the place 3 times in our 6-days there.
on our last night, we sat in a ristorante to have a proper meal with a glass of vino bianco (white wine) each.
(thing is, in italy, there are 2 ways of ordering especially your coffee. if you drink it at the bar, while standing, it's called banco and the price is much cheaper than if you sit at a table, tavolo)

and Guess what? dont be shocked but we've been cheated all our life thinking that carbonara is the creamy sauce we put on spaghetti.
in italy, if you order carbonara, you'll get a plate of pasta with this yellow eggy dry sauce.
it's so simple i reckon they probably just cracked an egg, add some cheese in and fry it with the spaghetti. and they charge about 8euros for it.

furthest away is carbonara,
the one on left is pesto (my fave)
and on the right is a creamy funghi pasta.

we all got up early the next morning to catch the train to our next destination Capri, Naples.

1st Stop: Historical Rome

2011-09-24T03:51:00.001+08:00

My first reaction upon reaching italy was ''ohmaigod, people here drive on the wrong side of the road!''
aha.
it took some getting use to.. once when leejie wanted to sit in front, she walked a full circle from the right side of the van (which was actually the passenger side) thinking she had to sit on the left.

One thing about italy that travellers will love is, taking the bus is freeeeeee (technically you have to get a ticket - biglietto but no one actually checks so we saved buckets of euros when we had to take the bus *gleeful*)

on account of some mix up buying the plane tic, lingling, leejie and i reached Roma ahead of the rest so we booked a 'tent' at PLUS Camping Roma.

i was really excited when i found out we're gonna spend a night camping style. it was a pretty fun experience but the place is quite far from the main attractions.

On the next day, we checked out in the morning to wander around in the city before the rest arrive.
after walking a thousand miles with our luggages, we found the key collection office and went to the apartment to put our bags.

the stairs we had to climb oh gawd (they always put us really high up =.=)

leejie, wai ling.

Santa Maria Cathedral

ceiling of one of the basilica (forgot which one ><)

we chose a trattoria (a restaurant with supposedly home-made style of cooking) for dinner and was quite looking forward to our meals seeing as we were completely famished by then but... the food turned out to be quite tawar.
ish.

i dont know if they upped the flavour in Malaysia to suit local tastebuds or what but many subsequent meals tasted quite bland as well.

lasagna

cannelloni

to summarize first day in rome, we had fun learning italian (apps these days are awesome) and speaking to locals, looked at maps until my eyes blurred. and realised italy actually isnt a rich country so it's pretty ideal for budget backpacking. it kind of reminds me of indonesia (not that i've been there, but still.)

Oh right, did i forget to mention?
Italy was HOT.
i mean coming from Glasgow, we were sweating like krazy walking under the hot sun.
temperature is probably somewhere near that of Msia's, only less humid.

italians however, i must say.. mmm.. they're golden.
seriously, their skin colour is a really special tone.

i resolved to get tanned because i dont think i'll ever get the chance to do it again in Glasgow but remembering (with a shudder) the awful sunburn i had in Phuket, i applied my sunblock diligently and..... now i still look like Edward Cullen's sister =.=''
i thought sunblock just prevents sunburn??? oh well.

i'd be super happy if someone would just say,"wow you got darker since you came back."
but no, they all mostly just go, "omg how come you're still so fair! look at me, i got dark already," with a mournful expression on their faces.

crap i sound so ungrateful. i'm not okay, i love my skin still.
unlike me, wai ling got a real nice tan at the end of the trip hehe.

On day 4, we visited the Colosseo aka Colosseum, one of the 7 Wonders of the World and Foro Romano.

our tourguide :)

by the time we actually got to Foro Romano, the heat was sweltering and we were too hot to actually appreciate anything. we mostly just snapped some pics quickly and rushed off to the next place.

In the evening, we visited Fontana di Trevi which IMHO is the most beautiful part of Rome (and the most romantic). it is one of the most famous fountains in the world.
there were so many people there, we had a hard time finding a spot to sit and wait till the sun set so we could take a pic of the fountain at night.

(so stalker kan?)

our tourguide of the day, signorina Tiffany Choong told us that a legend says if you throw a coin over your shoulder into the fountain, you'll return to Rome one day.
i...did not throw a coin.
haha..

Trevi Fountain is also one of the main sights in the Josh Duhamel movie, When In Rome which i haven't watch yet (will soon!).
omg according to Wikipedia, about 3000 euros are thrown into the fountain everyday.
ooer.

Eurotrip: Exploring the shoe-shaped country

2011-09-21T03:37:00.009+08:00

I'm back!
(actually nearly one week ago but just managed to get my lazy brain and fingers to cooperate with me now ^^)

Shall try my bestest to put up a detailed travel log for reference in the future.

We chose Italy as our first travel destination here probably coz the airfare was cheap. Funny thing was, practically everyone in the batch who planned a trip decided to go Italy.
good thing to boost their economy a tad.

We had to go down to London to catch the plane.
the 10-hour bus ride there was... quite unbearable especially towards the end. you just feel like jumping off the bus coz it's so darn uncomfortable at that point.
We checked into the hostel and dumped our luggages there before heading to Oxford St. - the Buchanan St of London.

LDN: the city where they tell you where to look when crossing the road

I must say, after spending about half a day there, i kinda got the feeling that london isnt really a place for me.
had quite a jolt on oxford st seeing the number of people around. it's somehow too overpopulated and in a bustling city such as this, everyone is bound to be heading somewhere and they're mighty impatient about it.

spotted airasia ad yo

anyhoo, we visited most of the main spots - trafalgar square, piccadilly circus etc.
when the sun set, we took a stroll on the Golden Jubilee Bridge for a breathtaking view of Big Ben and London Eye and ended with dinner (which left much to be desired) at Chinatown.

after a long interminable walk in the city centre, we were lucky enough to get a free bus ride (thank youuuu mr driver) back to the hostel. he must've seen our exhausted faces and took pity on us :D

we then took a short nap and woke up to catch our 4am flight to Rome @@
the life of the backpacker begins!

Crikey.

2011-08-25T19:02:00.006+08:00

corours! :)

y'know, people told me when I reached here that in time, i'll slowly stop looking at prices on the till and be appalled.
I've gotten really good in my fives multiplication during the past two months since my brain automatically multiplies the prices by 5 to get the figures in ringgit.

as much as i try to resist, i think i really am getting used to buying stuff around here.
o.o|||
am currently vacillating between to buy or not to buy a very expensive bag from topshop. helpppp!

*update* opted not to buy in the end. hee

right now we're all in the midst of searching for accommodation for the much anticipated italy trip.
and we have nothing else to do but to walk around in the city when we're tired of facing the computer.
it's a great time especially for me (who's got unbelievably, atrociously rubbish sense of direction) to spend some time learning my way around the streets of Glasgow city.

oh and ever since i came here, my room became a temporary storage facility for friends.
i wonder how does it look like with all the stuff finally gone.
current condition is the worst thus far lols.. i can only walk from the door to the bed to the desk. no space for anywhere else. sigh

btw, i'm kinda addicted to sending cards. it's practically a hobby now.
i even have a favourite post office.
jialat bo?
sadly, the 4 cards i sent home got lost somehow coz it didnt reach =.=
buying the cards + stamps is not cheap okayyy
*pek chek*

hopefully the ones i just sent will reach.
pls pls pls pls pls *fingers crossed*

my fav pajamas!

every time my mommie shop for baby stuff i'll quickly run to the baby clothes section looking for these. *grins*
i showed her when we skyped and she asked me to buy, too bad my size ran out :P

my endearingly foul-mouthed unofficial housemate.

thanks for the buckets of laughter <3

*sings* baby it's cold outside..
(there's only 3 seasons in Glasgow ==)

oh and i received a parcel a couple of days back.

no amount of thank yous is enough to express my gratitude. didnt expect to get so much stuff.
♥

++
urgh. just had another huge dinner after getting back from yet another long walk.

not a very good day.
i know it's foolish to think that racism doesnt exist in my world after hearing stories from other people but it is still quite a shock encountering it face to face for the first time.
and from a young girl about eleven.
how about that?

i wonder what made her look down upon a race like that.
i really believe no one is born a racist.
but trying to stay calm and be a polite Malaysian (so i dont siasuey-kan us) completely trashed my shopping mood.
(which is actually good for my purse ^^)

remember, there's no rainbow without rain :)

Like a Freight Train.

2011-08-16T23:05:00.002+08:00

Hey folks,

In case you haven't heard, exam's overrr! :D
i really can't believe that we managed to complete one entire semester in 2 months, finals inclusive.
couple of weeks right after my previous post, it suddenly just hit me. the sem is ending in a month's time, and what have i done?
i think a big glop of stress just plonked itself on me right there and then.

there's a reason people rarely see me during study break/exams. i guess now i just have to balance it out with all the other stuff.
i was probably at the tipping point of some sort when one day a couple of friends suddenly asked me before class why was I so pale. and i didnt even noticed it. i reckoned my sbp should be roundabout <100 at that time.
Studying here added a novel feeling ive never really truly honestly experienced before - homesickness. it got so bad sometimes.. sigh, luckily it's all better now.
aaannd, during summer sale, we all had to mug mug mug, now when we're so free, everything is back to normal and the sale is over.
thank goodness it's all over and done with and we have a month of holiday to recover from the trauma.

in a way, it's also good because guess what?
Brad Pitt is in town!!! with his lady and the whole brood.
He's filming world war z and transformed the area practically next door to strathclyde U into the film location.
we tried stalking him yesterday but our stalking skills clearly need improvement :(
see if we'll have luck today. :P

The 22nd Celebrations :)

2011-06-28T02:39:00.012+08:00

heys people,
i thought i should jot down this year's special celebrations for my birthday, or else i'll end up forgetting as usual *grimace*

i had not one, not two, but three celebrations: a pre-, during, and post- birthday events.
*blessed*

before that, i have to say, i think i've settled down okay. kind of getting used to the life (and weather) here. many thanks and much love to all the people who were concerned about me :)
xoxo

actually i thought of just spending my Day here (in effort to save cash). but as it loomed, i got itchy and peegy got restless to see his fellow friends. so we took a trip up the the Highlands with ah mol.

the scenery was really amazing. even along the way during the 3.5hour bus-ride, there were sheep and cows and grass and more green pastures.
the first time ah vien casually pointed at a field dotted with sheep, i gasped aloud and grabbed her arm excitedly jumping on the seat. the kesian woman was already nauseous and kept saying 'dont shake me, dont shake.."
but i kept doing it every time i saw them :P sorryyy

countryside probably isnt for everyone. but i really love it. ang ang said to buy a house there next time, with the front facing the sea and the back, having a mountain view.
awesome.

my tourguides :) ♥

this is roberto. we all thought he was a female but turned out..

the horsey that followed us as we walked along the path.
(see there, i'm holding the beers that took us for the merry little 10 mile walk.)

but i did get to see what we went there for :) :)

on the way back, we were taking turns to carry that box of beer (what's the penjodoh bilangan for beer?) because our legs were already aching and there was a long way to go to the bus stop to head back to inverness.
suddenly we heard a vehicle coming from behind us. Turning around, a bus with the word INVERNESS shining in bright orange light on its front was sedately making its way towards us.
we nearly cried in joy. Quickly flagging down the bus, we heaved a sigh of relief as we plonked on the seat. it was like a bus sent from heaven..lol.

reaching back, they took me to Mustard Seed, a ''semi-fine dining'' restaurant where we had to make a last minute reservation. the food was pretty awesome.
(actually im describing evrything as awesome lol... because they are!)

then we went shopping for groceries to cook the meatball spaghetti i promised them :P
like an amateur, i ended up forgetting a couple of ingredients..
like mushrooms..
and last minute-ly adding the carrots. (thank goodness i didnt forget the meatball la...that would be epic)

in the end, we were very nearly late for my bus even though we all ate gelojoh-ly.
we even had a bottle of beer and a pint of haagen dazs chillin' in the freezer that we didn't have time to touch.
i was the last passenger to board. but phew!
and my two amazing hosts actually found time to secretly buy me a present!!! :D :D
(ang ang had to run back to get it and we all practically ran to the bus station with my heavy luggage in tow).

Here's McKay!

Thanks so much!!! it was so much fun.
i actually didnt sleep all the way back but the 3.5hours passed surprisingly quick.
sightseeing the sheep/cows/horses grazing the fields.
i didnt grab the snoozing lady next to me when i saw sheep sheep. managed to control myself :P

then, just when i thought i had a pretty fantastic celebration, there was another one waiting for me in my unit..!

thanks to my housemates for making the cupcakes, i know a lot of energy and love went into them. xoxo
(yling pun kira housemate sekali ba..haha)
and to our friendly hilarious neighbours for celebrating sekali :) :)

last but not the least (definitely), thank you sooooo much for the river island bag.
it probably costs a bomb. i promise i'll use it till forever! :D :D

miss maymay, thanks so much for calling! and skyping! :D
miss you lots, hope you enjoy singapore and malaysia to the max before you come back and explore europe with us :) xoxo

and not forgetting ah fui also!! thanks for the butter cake and singing birthday song for me ^^
(your snapshot is in jyun's pc. lol)

Today, i finally made a date with my mentor after ffk-ing him a billion times.
although i feel totally swamped, i reckon we should really have an outing before he graduates and become a working man.
our last outing was at sunway pyramid: Tony Roma's and an unpalatable movie. probably two years ago.

this time around, we went to TGI Friday's where he recommended the juicy to-die-for pork ribs accompanied by bottomless coke. i dont think i've ever drank that much coke in my life.

they have Heinz!
(i never thought that my first taste of Heinz will be in TGI Friday's..)

"MJ"
they were playing Michael Jackson's songs while we were eating. :)

After that, he took me for a tour around the city streets, showing me cheap places to buy certain stuff. (in the end he bought more groceries than me wahaha..)

we went up to the highest floor to catch a view of Glasgow

when i finally reach the flat, it was already evening.

*knackered but happy*

oh, i must add:
my mentor is super.
i dont know if i reveal more than i realise about myself or he's very intuitive. he somehow manages to read my mind before i say anything!
At Friday's when our food came, i swivelled and look for the waiter.
He straightaway said,"You want tomato sauce is it?" and called for it from the waiter.
Me: *jaw drops*

then later in the evening, i wanted to test it again so i asked him, "Do you know what i had for dinner?"
Him: *pause* "Pork ribs."
Me: *jaw drops*

sungguh epic.

A whole new world is waiting.

2011-06-08T08:28:00.002+08:00

When i was a little girl, i absolutely loved to build castles in the air.
all my hopes and dreams have one thing in common: they involve me going far far away and living happily every after.
but growing up, reality intrudes.
it isnt as easy as packing up and flying off to where ever i want.

With some luck, after a long and arduous journey, i finally have my chance.
What i didnt realise though, is how difficult it would be to leave a place i've planted roots in and all the people i've grown to love so much.
despite all its faults and how i felt before, this is home sweet home.

still, a whole new world is waiting.
in the beginning, all i felt was the thrill and anticipation of the prospect of going to a strange land with strange people and strange noodles.
now as i write this (it's two days before departure), i find myself utterly depressed.
hopefully like maymay said, it'll wear off.

greener grass awaits? we shall see soon.

Thank you to all who took the time, heart, and effort to send me off in their own ways.
words fail me. :')

2011-05-27T18:03:00.004+08:00

Today was such an eventful day.

Started it off by visiting my alma mater.
When people ask me, "Which school are you from?" I usually pause a little because it is not very well known.

Still, it's where i had some of the best times in my life with wonderful people and the best teachers i ever had.

so, stepping onto school grounds gave me all sorts of butterflies in my innards. lol.

not to mention feeling so much older, looking at the young nubile generation of the future. :P

after that, sook+gavin and i went along with our teacher to the wake of our old friend's father.

it was such a sad thing.

right after, i headed to imu for the convo rehearsal.

i had this inexplicably profound feeling upon driving home after that.

was mulling..

it could be the happiest day of your life today, but the most heart-wrenching day for another.

and we'll never know what the future holds for us.

attending two blatantly contrasting ceremonies in a day made me feel like..

how we should appreciate life,

and the people around us more.

and to strike a balance in our lives.

Wait, the interminable wait.

2011-05-20T17:47:00.008+08:00

i've just submitted my visa application with daniel on wednesday so it's mostly just waiting now. and praying.

**update: i've just got my visa todayyy! (25.5)

..and answering questions.

you know those deceptively easy questions that seem to require a yes/no reply but looks completely incomplete if you answer it like that?

i hate those questions.

i kinda made my mom agree to go Curve on sat thinking that i have absolutely nothing on..until i realise i have a date with the girls to Levain. (a sign of brain under-usage)

Finally!

i love the ambience there.

people-watching there is fascinating.

especially high-class aunties going for yamcha/gossip. :P

at one point when i was browsing the bread section, i saw a funky shaped bread and involuntarily exclaimed,"Whoa," reverently. Unfortunately it was loud enough that this lady standing next to my with her tray of buns swivelled around and just stared at me like i've never seen bread before.

haix..

coincidentally, there was a roxy/quiksilver warehouse sale just nearby.

and it was 70%+30% off on all roxy items. (try to work it out *grinz*)

i honestly honestly went there with the full intention of browsing only.

but the angel on my shoulder was on leave and there were two evil evil shopaholics whispering in my ears to get this and that. Like, when else will you have the chance to get this at such amazing discount for Roxy? Right? So i'll be actually saving money in the long run.

crap, i sound like becky bloomwood.

so to cut the story short, i'm beyond broke right now.

Actually, I passed Flat Broke two exits ago, and have landed right into Pauperville.

y'know, there's one blog that i've religiously followed since mid-school. even till now, it's never boring to read about all the fascinating stuff she does and her zany insights.

reading her posts never fail to stir up one feeling or another.

bewilderment

contemplation

envy

awe

sometimes, i'll just stop after a post with amazing pictures and start day dreaming about being there.

i swear i'll take the time to chill out at awesome places at leaaaast twice a year once i start working. (i know i already have all the markings of a workaholic so better make the affirmation early).

**

The final part: At Phuket Int Airport, awaiting the night flight back home.

Thai Thai: Part 2

2011-05-18T18:04:00.002+08:00

oh and thailand is hot. verry hot the hot. luckily each one of us brought sunblock and diligently applied before and during outings.

after 3 nights in bkk, we took another flight over to phuket for some sun and sea.

the rough and choppy sea when we arrived there..

things were better during our one-day island tour :D

the sad thing is, at the end of our island tour, despite many application of SPF, i got badly sunburnt on one patch of skin on my shoulder.

totally wth.

i dont mind getting tanned but sunburn till crispy crispy is another story altogether.

ouchywawa.

***now it's mostly brown. How now brown cow?***

with my PD trip coupled with Phuket beaches, i think i have enough of the seaside for now.

things in phuket are so much more expensive than bkk (think genting).

i bought a mcD cone for only 9 baht in bkk (tax included *wheeee*)

but when jyun wanted to get one in phuket, it was 15baht.

eeks.

thank goodness we were thrifty with our food cash and managed to scrape enough for a final awesome seafood dinner there on the last day :D :D

we picked up some thai words along the way as well.

the most obvious being 'khap' (which is actually spelled krab) and it is known as the polite word that they end sentences with. females usually will say 'ka' and guys will use 'khap'.

what do you think lady boys say? ;)

we were (over?)using the word for everything.

khap here and there until someone explained to us the gender difference thing on our second last day.

oops.

once we all even khap our way to sleep. laughing.

lol..

someone joined us in phuket but managed to stay dry and cute.

another odd thing is, 7-11 there is ubiquitous.

practically every 200m there's one.

very good for us since they sell a lot of basic necessities.

we could get pork burger from there for only RM2.

according to jolene it's quite sedap also.

it's a relief to be able to walk the streets now without being hassled,"Tuktuk! Tuktuk!" or "Taxi! Taxi!"

That and sunburn aside, it was such a great bonding trip for us!

but i'm also glad to be in my bed again.

*jumps up and down*

Update: After staying home for one night, family and i headed up to Genting for 3d2n. zzz..

"Khapping" our way from West to East.

2011-05-17T21:29:00.009+08:00

The future housemates + i took a buhbye-Asia trip to Thailand.

One final trip abroad for me before flying off for good to the cold cold west that is Scotland.
I've been looking forward to the trip since somewhere in our last semester, partly because i cant remember my last trip up north (but that was to Hatyai with family yonks ago), and mostly because Bangkok, i heard is a shopper's dream come true. :D :D

i like this pic a lot

so while my mom flies off to Korea for her one week tour, i merrily made my way to bkk + phuket, leaving lil bro and daddy stranded at home. :P

i have to say, bkk is veritably an awesome place to find all sorts of funky knick knacks.

definitely bring enough cash if you're like me *grimace*

i actually felt my self-control unravelling while gawking at all the stalls at chatuchak, the famous weekend flea market there.

and the people there are a friendly helpful bunch!

once when we were standing at a roadside in chinatown looking lost, a local came up to us and after some initial thai blunder, he was kind enough to patiently explain where are the places we might be interested in on the map and talked to a tuktuk driver for us to take us to 3 spots for only 40 baht!

i think in the future, (if i have the monay) i shall do an annual pilgrimage to bkk like kbf. wakaka

think of it as motivation to work.

They say a backpack is the ultimate symbol of freedom.
(I have two, hence the happyfying expression)

at the end of the day, i dedicated some time to catalogue each item down meticulously in the camera notebook (it's like a tradition for me to buy notebooks when i go somewhere new) and realised i honestly couldnt remember everything i bought.

i'll pull something out of the huge backpacking bag and think,"Oh did I buy this?"

gou li.

but anyway, having my loot at the end of the day was sungguh memuaskan

my school pals were discussing grad trip the other day. i think i should ban bkk from the list. *deleeeeete!*

the guys will probably die from the heat and boredom while the girls, obliviously shopping till we drop!

kinda sorta had a morbid fascination with coca cola bottles there.

I think I got tanned.

2011-05-01T15:29:00.003+08:00

Oh no, and this is BEFORE my bkk trip too!

Family + i just came back from Port Dickson..
(i know it seems like I've been travelling much, but it honestly doesnt feel like it).

important update:
letter from uos is out!
which means our visa application process can officially be started now.. only we don't know where to begin. =.=''

hopefully by nxt week, we'll get help.

Part 2: Johor here and there.

2011-04-29T18:00:00.001+08:00

After the fireworks, we headed to JB in the dead of the night *spooky laughter* and checked in to Tune Hotels there.

It was alright except they impose an extra charge on EVERYTHING except the use of bed and bathroom.
luckily those are all we need :D

when shalisha was in the bathroom, everyone else was singing Firework.
At the chorus, we got louder when we reached, "Make 'em go oh oh oh..."

then we realised it sounded really salah in the middle of the night and everyone stopped.

Shalisha in the bathroom, started laughed like crazy, breaking the silence.

at Kim Gary..

after our meal, we went straight to segamat by bus to spend a night in Sha's house..

her mom prepared this amazing homecooked dinner for us ('cauze by the time we reached there it was evening) and shalisha even let all of us crash in her room while she slept in the guest room.
Thanks a bunch for the amazing hospitality!

somebody sheepnapped peeg that night..!

when i was photographing peegy here in her living room, Sha flung the pillow at him (which slammed into him like a bowling ball) and laughed evilly

love love love this pic!

then we went to the fehmes nasi ayam place there (thanks Sha's parents for treating us!) before heading back home.

xoxo, missing everyone

<3

Universal Studios Singapore Rocks!

2011-04-25T17:43:00.011+08:00

After years and years and years, i finally had the opportunity to meet up again with XuVin!!!
Due to schedule clashes and all, it's been difficult to meet up with the ukm old mates but luckily, imu gave us this absurdly long break so it finally overlaps with other universities.
Say it with me, Yay!

so xvin, shalisha and kevin (other funny old friends i missed), plus their friend, pei sun, and i took a trip down south to no-chewing-gum land for an overnight. we then slowly made our way up to JB and Segamat.
I've honestly never travelled that much before in a short span of time.
We spent a night in Sg then JB next, and finally in Segamat before heading home. phew..

Anyhoo...

View from Marina Bay, awesomely taken with my phone

Jaw-dropping architecture.

y'know what's funny? when you travel with different people, you'll get to see new things even though you're going to the same place.
I've been to sg several times but i've never seen this place before (maybe i came here when i was a wee little thing and cant rmb).
I didn't even know that the merlion was moved!

overrated.

Bloated with chocolate, we went to marina bay/esplanade for a walk and to our dismay, super-fit joggers with hyperstamina were whizzing past us everywhere we went.
ugh..

susuvin :D :D

clarke quay is a great place to hang out, and this is coming from someone who doesnt drink.
i miss singapore :(

++

on the next day..bright and early, we headed for the highlight of our trip..USS!

most of the pics are on FB. these are the one i randomly picked.

a glimpse of the castle..

xvin writing me a prescription :P

They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot..
(love the song..)

Be afraid.. be very afraid.
we sat on both the red and blue roller coaster. once was enough for me, while everyone else gleefully went for seconds. *shudders*

A select few got stamped "HUMAN" on their hand prior to their rides. haha..

I loike the greedy pic of me :)

Hey, Charlie :)

Elaine, XuVin, PeiSun, Sheep, ShaSha J

lookie! i saw a sesat dragon ball..

exhausted traveller..

All in all, I felt USS is a combo of Sunway Lagoon and Genting ThemePark, only awesomer.
It's a definite must-go for everyone :D
..especially those who enjoy 'exhilarating, adrenaline rush' rides.

Tips if you're planning a trip there:

Book the ticket early! it's $66 if i'm not wrong, and it's usually sold out if you're only going there to buy on the day itself.
Go early to queue at the entrance, yes there is a line before the gates are open. that way, you can spend the whole day in the place! (we were there from 10am-10pm)
Get the pamphlet at the entrance so you can see which shows you're interested to watch and plan the rides around the showtime. (my recommendation is go for all of em)
Sunblock, is a must.
Bring extra clothes, there are rides and shows where you might get wet (or soaked).
Monay.. for lunch and dinner.
Stay for the amazing firework display! it's on at 9.30pm, but i'm not sure if it's a daily event. better check it out first :)

hikhik

2011-04-13T17:34:00.008+08:00

I've a backlog of data about the past two very fulfilling and hectic weeks that has been niggling me. So (hopefully) i'll be good and publish 'em before i forget.

Let's start with my promoting stint.
to be honest, i was halfheartedly and very desperately applying for all the feasible jobs on asiaparttime 'cause at that point, the holiday tedium was boring me senseless. so when that PinkHeartCampaign thingie landed in my lap, i was super happy.

Although the experience was 95% boredom and aching feet, i still think i learned something :P

Do you think it's weird to be good at something and to dislike doing it at the same time?
The same thing happened in my last sales job also. swtness.

my station..

JyunB co-worked with me, at another branch. Although mine, there were hardly any customers on most days, i think hers was mucho mucho worse. practically deserted. During the weekends, there were more promoters than customers. lol, ridiculous right.

we spent half the time texting each other, comparing achey feet and funny stories.
Once, she suddenly sent me:
One black guy asked me which body lotion is good. While asking, he did the gangsta-rapper-groin-grabbing motion. Then after buying, he gave me the yam jin look. wtf.

LOLOLOL.

And btw, i've been called a lot of different nicknames, but this is the first. time. ever. a group of people calls me Pinky.

Pinky.
*grimace*

ugh. it's because they made us wear a pink scarf which totally kept dropping off every thirty minutes.
no pictures of that. don't want the image permanently imprinted anywhere, thankyouverymuch.

the night before i started working, i had friends teaching me how to promote the charity campaign in chinese.

Little did i know, a lot of the chinese customers are Chinese. with a capital C.
the malaysian chinese still tak apa you know, i can pepper my half-baked mandarin with english words.
but for the Chinese chinese..gawd.. we were playing charade in the shop trying to figure out what the other person is trying to say.

at least now i know what is mu yu lu and hu fa su.

on saturdays, catching glimpses of guys toting those environmentally friendly bags is quite amusing :D

oh, have you noticed the latest maybelline ad?

Off The Map - muy bueno :)

2011-03-23T19:15:00.005+08:00

I reckon this is the first time i'm trying to review a tv series so bear with me.
Come to think of it, it's a little surprising that it took me this long to plonk my butt down and write one considering how many shows i usually juggle at any one time :D

I think this one is worth the wait though. (cheh as if my review is such a big deal :P)

the show kicks off by introducing us to the three veteran doctors in the middle-of-nowhere-Southern Cross Clinic (aka clinica cruz del sur).
one of them is Dr Keeton, the so-called humanitarian who keeps the clinic running financially. He reminds me of david duchovny somehow..only with a really cute (kiwi?) accent.
there's also dr ryan clark (awesome name btw) who was formally introduced last amongst the main cast.
everytime she appears, something vaguely familiar about her tug at me until i had to google her.
lo and behold! found out she was in twilight! (guess who.).. what a change!

three uninitiated doctors (above), each with a past they have to deal with, grabbed the opportunity to wipe the slate clean by coming to the clinic for a fresh start.
Lily, emergency med major, last seen in Wonderfalls as Jaye (*cheers* welcome back!), is clearly the favourite amongst the three.
Mina, infectious disease, kind of reminds me of Christina Yang. just a weeeee bit.
and Tommy Fuller, plastics, is i guess, the oddest one out.

one thing you'll definitely notice is each episode is peppered with Spanish dialogues because the setting is largely in South America (and wikipedia says Portuguese and Spanish are the most spoken languages there :P)..
that's totally fine with me coz i'm having fun learning bits and pieces of a new language :)
not to mention there's also the snapshots of amazingly lush greeneries, taking showers in the waterfall, glowing lakes.. sigh..
makes me yearn to try it out some time.
there's nary a moment of tedium in the show. unexpected case after case, from an anaconda attack to malaria (vivax ftw!).. i was having such a shiok time watching until didnt realise i devoured 8-9 episodes in a day =.=''
dramas being dramas, there's a lot of play on Murphys Law, clearly to keep us interested.
it's too early say it yet but so far after 10 episodes, i'm still hooked.
btw, there's also the element of sadness incorporated very slyly into most of the episodes, adding to its appeal.
what's more, when you reach the tenth episode, everyone has practically slept with someone on the show (how else would it be called an American drama, lol).
But! before you peg this as another Greys or PP, give it a shot first.
In greys, we're placed in a hospital setting, with rules and procedures to follow.
Private practice, otoh, highlights a different approach to medicine, a more holistic form while portraying doctors as a close knit family.
Here, deep in the tropics, the standard rules and procedures dont apply when practising medicine. and that's where the fun starts :D :D

ergo, as a whole, the show ultimately churns a combination of intrigue, drama and romance that's potent enough for viewers to anticipate the episodes to come.
err, the end.

When i gushed over how nice the show is and let slipped that it is produced by Shonda Rhimes, my friend narrowed her eyes and said, "Don't tell me it's another medical drama.."
Me: *sheepish grin*

my source states that there will be 3 more episodes for the show.
i fervently hope that they dont cancel it prematurely.

**
yesterday, out of boredom, i was clicking on random fb albums uploaded by friends.. i went through most of them uninterested, until i came to this picture. (it's mucho clearer in fb)

a snapshot of Madrid.
[source]

there's something about it somehow that made my finger stop and quiver.
look at the vibrance of the city, perfectly captured under the baby blue sky.
even the man snoring in the sun adds a sort of charm to the photo, captured in a moment haste.

hum.
man, i love photography.

okay big day tomorrow, and busy week ahead.

i hope i'm prepared.

2011-03-18T21:41:00.004+08:00

stolen from FB, too good not to share.

Cousin: Mummy, y'know I want to spend one whole day lazing at the beach eating strawberries and watching the waves and ...
Aunt: ...waiting for tsunami is it.

I'm Vegetating.

2011-03-18T20:15:00.004+08:00

It's been a week of freedom but it feels like a month of inactivity.

=.=''

It feels horrible to wake up everyday with no purpose, to the point that I'm surreptitiously (not so much now that I've posted this) looking for a job..

rotten bits and pieces of me should be falling off soon.

*edit:

i was just chatting with Bossie, and relating my dire predicament..

she said: Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, dont you ever relax, or not work during a holiday?

LOL, that made me think. yeah hor. I get restless when IMU gives 4 weeks holiday, apatah lagi 2.5months..

OH-AM-GEEEE aka EOS 5

2011-03-12T10:36:00.003+08:00

Hello my cobwebby little blog!

i havent had the inclination to update in a long time but i think it's time i do..starting with EOS5 :)

technically it isnt the EOS yet coz we still have a presentation and a 3-day clerkship.

the worst is over though.

i don't think i can sum up this sem tidily into one word like i did for sem4..

For some reason, it felt different this time. different, good or bad? hmm.

Settling into study break and reading (and rereading) module notes, i was like, Honey we shrunk the fonts. I swear they get smaller each year. We had modules that spin my head right round right round.

Let's start with Biopharm4. I fervently and sincerely hope that this is the last Biopharmacy. I love you, but we had our run.

Then for Drugs&Diseases 2, it was all about the brain. as they say, it all begins in the mind. And as confounding as it is, it took a gazillion reads to understand all the diseases they crammed into 130pages. But our nice lecturer gave us a fat tip for essay :D I themed the exam Fast and Furious. I was scribbling (yes, i really couldn't bring myself to put 'writing') like a madwoman because there was so much to pen down and so little time. please pleeeease let my writing be legible.

And since they think DD2 was such fun, they decided to double it and sadistically put DD3 in this sem as well. Awesome. So the sequel, Fast and Furious 2, was born. It didnt help that i had "Fast and fyureeaaaas drift drift drift" playing on loop in my head while i was frantically jotting down stuff as quickly as i could. -____-

And lastly PP2, well.. i think the double class tests helped us to study during the sem. otherwise we really wouldnt have touched the books.

I don't know why it was so hard to focus. I suspect ADD. Seriously, I would be going,"Parkinson's Disease is a neurodegenerative disor - Oh look, a butterfly!"

When i realised a couple of minutes later that i was staring into space like i'm having an absence seizure episode, i wanted to smack myself in disgust.

you know, it's also the last time i will be mugging in all the luxury that is home. Next time around, 'what to eat' and 'what clean clothes have i left' among other thoughts would be crowding my mind instead of study study..

makes me wanna mope.

but anyway, i was also thinking about my friends a lot throughout the mug period, especially those i havent seen or talked to in a billion years. so i made a note to contact them after the exams. imagine my surprise when two of them actually made contact with me during study break! ka ka ka.. must be a psychic connection :D :D

Long story short, imma going to sg early april! hope we'll have a jolly good time, xvin! :)

another happy shiny news, even before study break, my future housemateys and I booked a flight to Thailand for some sun, surf, sand, shopping, erm..what other s-es are there..

and the funny thing is none of us told/asked our family prior to booking the tickets. lol

my parents are okay with it though. they've currently rediscovered their passion FOR Genting. dunno how many times they go a week. zzz.. When i told my bro, he texted me back "It's normal lah, what else are they gonna do? Both of us aren't home during the weekdays..

so ke lian like that.

He'll be home tomorrow btw. Sent a gleeful text practically whooping with joy. I thought the trainees are sad when they wanna leave camp?

oh and the first thing i watched when i got back home?

The Oscars!!

Sadly, it wasn't as nice as the previous ones. two young hosts is a tad too unconventional.

but i do like Anne Hathaway's solo number.. her vocals so powderful.

Also, I'm crazy about this new show, Fairly Legal.

it's about law stuff but they made each episode so interesting! a different side of law that we don't always see.

okay have a few things lined up to keep me occupied for 2months. let's just hope i do them :D

The Tourist: Don't Believe Everything You Read

2011-01-12T17:17:00.006+08:00

If you caught my first post of the year, then lucky you. But i thought i'll publish something that's not so bleak and full of yearning to start off the year :D

You know when people buy a ticket to watch a movie where the main woman/man are Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp [*must emphasise* Angelina JOlie and Joh-nny Depp], they kinda expect to have like their brains blown or fried by the time they leave the cinema. So when my most trusted newspaper reviewer (who clearly has all grey matter intact) gave only one stingy star for the show, i thought meh, not gonna watch.

But fortunately, when today's DD test was over, me mateys and I headed over to midvalley for R&R. and omg, we had kenny roger's for lunch and it was only RM9.20 per meal! once in a lifetime chance. ate till bloated and by the time we were done, it was lunch hour and the line outside was unbelievable. i think got a hundred people waiting.

a sea of red (click here for their info on KR Day).

Okay back to the movie, my Little brother actually said that it was okay. when i asked him if there's a twist in the end, he said,"If i said there is, you'll expect one, so i can't tell you."

Can kinda get a clue from there already. So when i went into the cinema, i had a very low expectation (very important if you want a movie not to suck). And turns out, it didnt! I enjoyed it simply because i didnt have the weight of anticipation for it to be awesome pressing down at the back of my mind.

There were some amusing scenes, with enough laughter, coupled with mystery and suspense in between.

"Honey, I'm ravenous."

But i wasn't quite used to Jolie with no fighting skills..hearing girlish cries of distress and watching her hitting a man with a float in a very lady-like manner is quite disconcerting. And it's pretty hard to believe that love can happen so easily and quickly. Maybe we should all take more leisurely train rides.

but not in Malaysia.

chances of you getting molested are higher than meeting prince charming with a fake cigarette.

Still, watching an utterly-befuddled Paul Bettany who's absolutely adorable and Mr Depp in a non-pirate attire (i prefer him in his dreadlocks) is enough. I don't get to see Paul enough since he's always in the beat-beat-kill-kill type of movies (sorry i'm translating directly from chinese).

And i've to admit that A.Jolie has a one-in-6.8billion face. very fascinating. but i really can't believe they've published an article about her shoes for goodness' sake.

the revered Ferragamo. sigh.

so moral of the story, reviewers always have higher expectations than us. but then again, my post title would entreat you not to believe in me either. watch it and tell me what you think!

ps. there seem to be a sudden deluge of natalie portman movies.

blackswan, nostringsattached, thor.. hm. all different genre some more. cool!

Adventure, Wisdom & Compassion

2010-12-31T22:46:00.002+08:00

Well, I'm sitting here in my room, 2 hours before 2011 says Hello! in my special Peeg shirt which I only wear on special occasions :) :) surrounded by books, pieces of papers and various knick knacks, ruminating on the year that's been.

Truth be told, I'm feeling pretty content right now. I think 2010 was not too shabby at all.
Thanks to all my friends, both old and new, for all the great memories, laughs, tears, toil and fun.
Thanks to 2010 in general, for all the awesome experiences, friendships, people I've had the good fortune to meet and know, and even the tears, worries and mistakes.
I believe you've made me a better person :)

I'm not outside counting down like everybody else coz i reckon i partay-ed enough already during the memorable night that was Xmas eve. lol.
I'm not a homebody, but I don't fancy crowds much either >.<

these darling ppl took me to experience what every 21year old
should've tried at least once in their life :)

And I started on my list several days ago in order to compile my aspirations for the new year knowing my cannot harap memory will surely lose some along the way.

The title basically sums up all I hope for this coming year, but to get into more detail..

#1
Adventure. In 2011 (and the unforeseeable future ahead), my life will be pretty much revolving around that axis.
Hint: Right after this sem ends, my mates and I will endeavor to take a little trip to shopshopshop and soak up the sun before our daring foray to UK.

So in light of that, in 2011, I resolve to be sensibly Bold.

#2
Reduce clutter. easier said than done seeing that im kind of a clutter magnet (haha), but i'll try!

#3
Positivity, i shall cultivate.

Spend wisely, save intelligently.

#5
Appreciate what I have. Don't lose sight of what's important. Family, friends, values, spiritual practices are where true happiness stems from.

Also, google Jason Mraz's now-here's positive articulations, it's pretty wise.

One particular thing i like (and plan to adopt) is his friend's concept of the TA-DA list instead of having a to-do list (as "once you complete all the tasks, it's like magic. All is done. TA-DA!")

So Mr. Mraz, for 2011 and beyond, I plan to be Magical as well :)

Get in touch with my religious side.
I've been neglecting it in the latter part of this year, and i miss it. i miss the tranquility i felt during&after Ehipassiko camp this year. it was truly one of the best camp i've attended and a wonderful way to spend my birthday :)

8#
I plan to exercise my way to being able to finish 10km at a go.
I miss jogging, but I'm real finicky about where i jog :P so it's up to me and my best friend, discipline.

I think that's it.

Before you pop the confetti, bring out the champagne glasses coz I wanna wish everyone I love (you all included!) happiness, health, joy and prosperity (so cina) for 2011, a year which marks not only a new year but the dawn of a new decade.

“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.”

—NEIL GAIMAN

xoxo.

2010-12-26T13:37:00.005+08:00

M: *stuck in the traffic jam* "i wanna pee omg!"

B: "I don't know why my friends always wanna pee when they come to my house."

M: "Maybe it's because you have a very attractive toilet and bladders constrict with joy at the thought of meeting it again."

B: -_- "I think you're too free."

**

J: *looking at the orange pouch and orange casing* "You like orange?"

M: "Yep." *grins*

J: *looks at B* "I like her."

B: -___-

Man: If you were a florist, what would your best-selling flower be?

Woman: hmm..Peony (peee-yo-ni)

Man: Oo.. Isn't that a small piano? *laughs*

Woman: ...

Man: O-or maybe a fancy little horse *guffaws*

Woman: *burst into laughter*

Man (finally asks) : What is a peony?

Woman: It's kinda like a variation of a rose or something..

Man: Do you like BIG peonies or .. *the rest drowned in laughter*

Woman: Oh I'm a fan of massive peonies actually.

In the Spirit of Giving

2010-12-25T01:40:00.000+08:00

People who knows me will know how much I look forward to Christmas every year :)
It's not only the songs (which are wayyy better than CNY songs. can't stand them in malls and they've already started playing them in Jusco, godhelpme.) and the decorations that are so awesome this year by the way, but it's the spirit of it that just brings out the good in everyone.

Last year, I spent it in Singapore. awesomeness.
The year before, i gushed about how much i love xmas. glad to see some things haven't change

hmm..maybe i overdid it this year :D

wow okay our resident tree looks mighty petite with all the gifts heaped under it.
But it looks very cheerful though doesnt it? Ho Ho HO

So without further ado..here's to wishing all my Christian friends a very Blessed Christmas and to my non-Christians darlings, all the more reason to be jolly, be merry and to crash Christmas parties!

Have fun exchanging presents, stuffing yourself with turkey stuffing, eat-all-you-can-eat yule logs and churching!

**

On a serious-er note, i wanna get this down before i forget most of it.

A little advice I received today about forgiving, not judging and letting go of anger :)

We, as humans tend to dwell on the bad stuff we see in people. If we use a wall as an analogy, there are probably two bad bricks in the wall and if we just think and think of that two bricks, we'll want to just destroy the whole wall.
We're not looking at the remaining other good and solid nine-hundred and ninety-eight bricks that make up the wall. Why is that? That's what makes it so difficult for us to forgive people.
Try to cultivate thinking about the good that the person who'd hurt us have done. Then the "I forgive you" comes much easier. A good way will be taking a piece of paper, write the person's name on the top and draw a vertical line down the middle. On the left, write the bad things that you know about the person. Once you're done, list down all the good and positive traits about the person on the right. Now this will be hard initially but try to fill up the column. After that, tear the piece of paper into two halves down the line you drew and throw away the left portion of the paper.
This is a true story of how a teacher taught and inspired her students. If you can remember that hey, this person isn't so bad after all, perhaps you'll let go easier.

This of course, also applies to ourselves. And it's much harder when we're mad at ourselves for doing something wrong because we can't escape from ourselves! Remember the good we've done and don't just brood on the negative.

It also helps us not to discriminate people. Everyone has good in them. It's a mistake to label a person as a murderer or rapist or robber. If you can think of it as That person has killed, or That person has raped, or robbed, it'll make all the difference. Why should we define a person by the one wrong thing he/she has done? What about the 998 bricks that we've so conveniently forgotten about?

I just find this a really inspiring end to my day. Good Night! :)

Personally made ♥

2010-12-22T21:45:00.006+08:00

On the shortest day of the year, we Chinese celebrate the Winter Solstice by creating yet another wonderful but oh-so-simple delicacy - tangyuan.
Apparently, since we're *supposed* to eat an equivalent number of glutinous rice balls in accordance to our age, it serves as a reminder that we're now a year older and should behave better in the coming year.

Please Don't Lose Your Meal Over This

2010-12-19T18:25:00.007+08:00

there's something about donating blood that makes one feel revved after that.
I've been meaning to do it coz i missed the last one at IMU (exams >.<) and luckily there's one in IOI Boulevard right now :D :D
i must say... i think i'm getting better at it. the first couple of times i felt faint after the whole thingie.
wait, actually the second time i blame the man-nurse. After collecting the bag of blood, he left the massive needle in my arm while he took his time to pack the bag nicely and I could *feel* it poking in my arm.
A glance at it and birds started flying around my head.

this time, ummc phlebotomy staff were very nice. The MO who took my blood pressure asked if i was part of the church.
very puzzling, but i found out later that it's a Christmas event that's going on there.
perspire.

mi papa..

..who was up and smugly drinking milo way before me even though i started before him.
no fair! always like that one hmpf.. i have slow running blood T.T

then after my bag was full, the nurse asked me,"Pening tak?"
I wasn't but i told her usually after, i'll get a tad woozy. She immediately told me to pejam mata and before i knew it, the needle was out and a cup of Glucose was shoved into my face.
"Minum ini."
then i had to lie there with my eyes closed for another 10 minutes feeling perfectly fine.
Every time i tried to sneak a peek, she'll look sternly at me and said,"Pejam mata."

"O__o

so now i'm faint-free, and most importantly with a haematoma-free arm :D

ps. the part that hurts the most always is when they prick my finger. till now...ouchywawa

It's Beginning to Feel A Lot Like Christmas

2010-12-16T20:37:00.012+08:00

well okay, title is unrelated, but that's my favourite song this year. last year it was Sleigh Ride. :)

enough kisses to flood the oovoo channel until the connection hang. hahahaa..

Ling, no worries, hope yours arrive soon :)

I have three days off! and thinking about it is making me lazy.

Life of a traveller.

2010-12-16T08:12:00.005+08:00

Yesterday marked another milestone in my milestone-ridden life.

I consider myself lucky for landing a job in a clinic during a time when I wouldve rotted at home otherwise. and yes it's very far away and i've never drove there even once during the 2.5 months i've been working. i think it's mucho better than the GP clinic near my house where my mom is forever nagging me to try out. the thought of having patients cough and sneeze in your face everyday isn't exactly heartening, and looking at all the ~~cheap~~ generic meds that his untrained staff are dispensing without proper labels offends my delicate pharmacist sensibilities. :P
and whilst at the clinic, i found out that the working environment (your colleagues, bossness, etc) majorly influence your motivation to stay. Not that i hadnt realised it before, but the only difference with the previous jobs i had is that this time, i *want* to stay on even after the semester had started. i didnt have to crack my head trying to think of a believable excuse to quit :P

Good employer, check.
Friendly, helpful colleagues, check.
Cheerful workplace, check.
Busy as a bee during office hours, check. (i never liked just sitting around looking at the clock tick during office hours >.<) patients are forever coming and going as long as the clinic is open. sometimes it frustrate the hell out of my colleague hahaha.. then it made me wonder about Lightman here and why Loker didnt just quit already. :P

alas, i knew it's time to quit when i started skipping lectures FOR my work, and the pile of assignments and revision to do began to overwhelm me. *sniff*

so yesterday (back to my main point), was the last day. at least, for the coming three months.
i was super tired from the lack of sleep, so i gulped down nescafe+tongkat ali+ginseng (overkill?) as soon as i reached the hospital.
i dunno if it was because of that or what, but the last day was really really odd.
first, patients were super nice and smiley to me.
I feel like i'm on floatey autopilot mode. in a good way.

then quite soon after the clinic opened for the afternoon session, the doc turned to me and asked, "Do you have panadol?"
uh oh. I totally didn't. and it's the first time he's ever looked a little out of tune. so i quickly went out and asked the rest. luckily C had some. and not the little pink ones either :P
after that, things went even more weird. the doc's rhythm reminds me of how my organ teacher used to teach me to play in staccato.
At the end of the day, C went into his ~~lair~~ chamber and asked,"So doctor, how are you feeling?"
He looked up and replied,"Hm? Still alive."
we pengsan-ed with laughter i tell you. hidden side of humour.

There was also a little 2 yr old patient who came to see him. now generally, toddlers don't like eye exam. it's like seeing the dentist, which means they usually cry at some point in the room. and some won't just cry, they wail and wail. *headache*
but thank goodness this one was super bubbly. as soon as she came in and her mom sat her on her lap, she turned to me with bright sparkly eyes, smiled toothily and said,"na arnie.."
at that point, a big question mark popped up above my head but her parents burst into laughter saying she wants the Barney doll that we used to distract kids sometimes. "Dah pandai ye", her mom said, smiling. comel gile.
isn't it amazing how parents are soo attuned to their kids, they can make sense of what's totally incomprehensible to others?
it was also the first time a 2year old and her parents called me auntie -.-''

after work, i caught a rapidkl bus to get to Ampang LRT Station. that particular stop is fondly dubbed Bintang after the supermarket right in front of the bus station. i still wasnt quite familiar with the routes they take so i confirmed with the driver when i was paying. The passenger after me missed his affirmation and i heard her asking,"Ada pergi Bintang?"
The driver immediately deadpanned,"Bulan pun boleh."

-____-''
and i was laughing at the same time.

okay on a fuller note, we (future housemates + batchrep) went to Jogoya for their 50% for ladies promotion.
I couldnt decide whether to go until the last minute. drove them and myself crazy haha..
but then i figured it'll very likely be the last time I be having japanese buffet for a while so what the hell :D

the very first thing i grabbed while walking around surveying the food.
finished it before we even took our first plate :P

the very awesome, very capable batchrep: Ms Leaf [叶子].

JyunB aka Stawbelly Kaima whom I'm starting to get to know better :)

MunMun looking very modelesque with the humungo nerd glasses 8)

aand definitely not the least:

mojojojo, my poor manic-depressive friend this week.
hope her mood has been stabilised.
mwah :D :*

ps. each one of us bought that pink sunnies above for rm5 from cotton on.
my first pair of sunglasses (if im fourfeetnine i would put wtf at the end of that sentence hahaha. but im not. even though i'm thinking it.)

Odds and Ends

2010-12-05T09:36:00.012+08:00

i think it has been an eventful two weeks. i'll work backwards..

Yesterday was the first time i finished work soooo late. reached vista at a little after 5. @@
it was supposed to be half day, mind you.
clever me wanted to wear heels so after 8 hours of *mostly* standing, my feet were crying and begging for me to soak them in warm water.

which i didnt.

i summor sprinted nearly 100m after that coz it was raining when i was at the pasar malam lol..

so was utterly knackered when we got home last night and couldnt bring myself to do anything at all.
and i realise today's already Sunday. my only day off. [in retrospect, working on Sats probably isnt such a good idea.]
BUT i be working for only 2 more days before calling it quits till next March or so. quite sad actually.

all rightey, then before that, it was a little of this..

and a bit of that..

at my 'family function' on Thurs/Fri.
gawd so stressful and i think i will reach my quota on skipped lectures next week. NO MORE SKIPPING!

On a brighter note, it's December!!!! Everyone's favourite time of the year! :D :D
well first, because i can start bugging my mom about buying/making tong yun.
she keeps telling me it's the 20th. i can't waaaait!! :D
another thing, quite obviously...
it's time to bring out your stripey red-white socks and partayyyyy

sleighbells ring! are you listening? :D
in the land.. snow is glistening! (in Glasgow anyway..)
tee hee.

i once made a tong yun ball in the shape of a snowman wearing a hat. :) y'know, in the spirit of the season and all. then when it was boiling in the water, i thought, okay this is just wrong. haha

omg seeing all the snow on FB albums struck me with awe. half of me wish i was there.
the other half is just bloody afraid of the cold. >.<

speaking of that, Genting's got a recycling theme going for this season. Trees made of used water containers and recycle symbols disguised as snowflake (can you spot 'em?). I loike!
Also, I finished my gift shopping!!! Early right???
Now all's left is the wrapping and hiding. *grin*

and last weekend, Sook and I finally found time and reason to get together for a little spontaneous trip!

with the help of papago, we found the place without getting too lost. the Art Market is a first of its kind i believe. and since it was the first time being held, there weren't many stalls. but still enough for me to buy some pretty quirky stuff.

after the browsing, we brunched at the Bee.

the menu made my eyes shine. all my favourite foooood!
pancakes. smoked salmon. english breakfast. smoothie. *swoon*
settled for the berrylicious pancakes, which i walloped heartily before remembering that i forgot to take pics of our food. zzz..
taste is okay, but prices are a tad steep.

Sook the Stoner, after her heavy meal. :P

and finallyyy...

same pose. so kewt :D

the only reason i didn't join them was because i was fiddling with my phone. Again. >.<

must exercise self-control lah ergh...

edited the pic with it also.

kay, till next time!

ps. Just got an unexpected text from faraway land. *sniffles* miss everyone oodles.

pps. can't believe i managed to maintain a blog for 3 years. a feat!

Mane Attraction

2010-11-25T19:03:00.005+08:00

i wanted to name this post after my brother coz it's just so funny lolololll..
okay lemme explain.

To appease my inner 5 year-old, i ~~dragged~~ brought my family along to watch today's new cinema release.. *drumroll*

with the help of a magic prefect's uniform, we all got to see it for RM6 each *big grin*

Mini review:

I'll have to admit, some parts of me had outgrown (haha) Disney classic animations. If you're familiar with Disney, you should know that the main characters constantly have to urge to emote by bursting into melodies at any moment. But I guess with Mandy Moore as Rapunzel, the singing was pretty neat, and who knew Zachary Levi could sing like that?! Must watch Chuck soon!

Anyway the story is basically about Flynn who was having a bad hair day when he stumbled across this secluded tower, where Rapunzel was trapped by a youth-obsessed old lady since she was a baby..so in order to get out of her hair (literally, he was held prisoner :P), he had to promise to be her guide to the city..

omg why am i telling this fairy tale... -__- go google the synopsis for more deets.

the comedy element of the movie was good enough that most of the audience (the little people) were in peals of laughter on most parts. my dad even chuckled during some of the scenes. i guess once in a while, it's okay to revisit a Disney production and just be a kid again. Although I wouldnt say this one is in the same class as Finding Nemo, it's still pretty decent.

ps.

oops i guess i didnt explain myself..but i caan't. i'll reveal spoilers :(

pps.

pardon the puns. they can't be helped. :P

You punya pasal..

2010-11-16T20:44:00.003+08:00

My mom says i have a bug.

The electricity went out just now. it just came back on like, 5 minutes ago.

haha apparently where i go, power shortage ensues.

last month, on my first day back at hostel, the whole apartment went out of electricity at night.

hot die me. thank goodness i have three flashlights (2phones, one torchlight) :D ..one can never be too prepared.

then yesterday, IMU's power got cut all of a sudden at about 8.40am. those sitting for their EOS laaast paper had to postpone till today. kesian.

and nowww...this.

anybody got a remedy for this light-eating bug?

You rock my world you know you did :)

2010-11-15T15:52:00.014+08:00

been a while since i've done this..

(i spent the last 10 minutes trying to find my last post on baking to link here but fail dot com. ahaha got smothered under all the daily rants)

so anyhoo..

since i couldnt get my brain to focus on lecture notes >.<'' i thought i might as well do something useful with my afternoons.

and voila!

On the menu this week: Tiramisu & Bread Pudding.

bought the ingredients this afternoon

was quite worried about not being able to find the lady fingers but BakeWithYen is as awesome as always. :)

soaking the raisins overnight in alco

*rubs palm in anticipation*

hidden Mickey :P

the (overgrown) kitchen elf

beat the egg whites till stiff peaks are formed

(it looks like foamy shampoo...)

oops, i skipped a few steps..

ta-daa!

two tiered

one tier. more cheese..

(and ya i know it looks really messy but i cleaned up afterwards. i swear!)

i actually wanted to make tiramisu a long time ago but mascarpone cheese is just too expensive >.<

finally found a pretty interesting website which substituted that for cream cheese (without compromising the light taste of mascarpone) thanks to Mdm Yan who provided the link when she cooked pan mee in UK. likeomgsoawesomerightt??

click here to check it out. best thing is she's Malaysian too! support! :D

tiramisu is sitting in the fridge overnight to let the jiggly~~puff~~ bits settle a tad. tomorrow we'll do sampling. who's up for it? ;)

Bread pudding tomorrow hopefully. gotta search for french loaf.
probably will try the Brownie recipe on the website as well but i dunno how to chop nuts (no snickering!)..

*edit*

Okay this morning the much awaited tiramisu was tried, and..
jengjengjeng

the verdict: too much coffee. my lady fingers got soaked instead of 'dipped' so there's some coffee syrup at the bottom. -___-||
no wonder lah i didn't know how she managed to use 200ml of coffee for 20+ lady fingers.
i used up the coffee at my 10th biscuit. zzz

nvm, try again next time!

Premonition?

2010-11-14T09:25:00.006+08:00

if you're as much of a twitteraddict as i am, you'd saw what woke me up this morning.

i woke up and showered while wondering what was this really uncomfortable lingering feeling. then i remembered the dream and realised it's guilt.

swt.

by the time i went out for breakfast with my mom, i had shaken it off.

and y'know what happened???

we went to this pretty typical chinese restaurant where we're regulars. the usual foreign help (a lady who's amazingly efficient) who took orders for drinks wasn't there so my mom called her usual coffee from the new lady. i didnt want anything but my mom asked,''What about kaya toast?''

I shook my head again. then she gave me the look she always gives, like trying to Vulcan-mindchange me..

so i relented. and told the lady,"Toast, kaya sahaja."

(WHICH CLEARLY MEANT NO PLANTA. in case you didnt get the hint.)

She nodded and went away.

When the toast came, lo and behold! lightly browned Hainan bread encasing a layer of pandan kaya blanketed by a golden overlay unmistakable for anything but...

planta.

my mom called the same waitress who took our order and told her. all that lady said was,''Saya lupa." Usually at this point she should take it away and make the right order kan? My mom had to bluntly tell her mau tukar, only then she reluctantly took it away and make a new one.

Then 5minutes later, she brought the new one. this time, i didnt even had to touch it to give my mom a look. guess what did she put in it?

yep.

Only. Planta.

i tell you, i really wanna bang head already.

and the worst thing was, i didnt want to eat toast in the first place.

i told my mom to just leave it. but since she paid for it already she said she bloody well will not.

okay not in those words :P

she called the same waitress, and asked her,''Tadi dia order apa?" pointing at me.

And she replied,''U cakap planta saja.."

omg..boleh pengsan.

at that point i had lost whatever residual appetite i had to begin with. and i was also afraid she'll add 'flavouring' if we asked her to change again. (being in the business once, i know it happens more often than you'd think >.<)

plus, i was also beefing that my dad didnt wanna come. like, how often do i get to eat breakfast with you guys? the days are numbered. i'm trying to squeeze in as many as possible in this 6+ months..

back to the waitress. her facial expression was already at pH 3 the first time we asked for a change, this time it definitely dropped to pH1. and she just walked away without doing anything.

My mom took the plate and marched to the lady boss.

i was bloody uncomfortable d at that time. god, and i kept going back to the dream.

should cook today. breakfast lunch dinner.

imagine if they thew away the first two batch. so bersalah to the kanak2 di Afrika.

what a morning.

ps. if you're thinking,"What's the big deal, just eat the bloody kaya planta bread already.."

Well. what would be the point of the whole story? :P

Have a nice day peeps.

Do you hear that?

2010-11-11T07:56:00.005+08:00

That's the sound of the lid snapping shut on my little shopaholic devil.

it's time to get serious lalala.

Went to Uniqlo (again) yesterday with Jo and the rest.
i wanted to change some sizes but turned out the range were really limited in comparison to their opening weekend stock. and guess who bought the most shtuff in the end?
-___-''
from now onwards, i. must. control.
dont wanna go,"Hi my name is Mar-Jie and I'm a shopaholic" to a bunch of strangers in a church basement or something..
and i counted that i need 5 months of work here to make 200pounds (!!!)..
which according to my source, will last me about 2-3 months (excluding the first month).
so, time to save up!

stumbledupon yesterday:

"To achieve greatness, start where you are, use what you have, do what you can." - Arthur Ashe

Okay? *nod with determination*

btw! btw!
did you see the rainbow this morning???
when we least expect it, Mother Nature shows us her simple little wonders.
sigh..totally made my day brighter.

ps. I try to get up at about 6am to jog at the park near the hostel every other day.
the park is so near, it'd be a crime not to use it. still, kinda hard to motivate myself to move my butt that early in the morning. glad i did though :)
last sem, it usually took me about 6 rounds before i huff and puff like the BigBadWolf..
now..3rounds also tak larat dah. stamina evaporated during my sedentary months of holiday haiz.

anyway, gotta start Drugs&Disease 3 now.
Have a great day, people!

x

A Little Self-Control, Woman!

2010-11-05T16:54:00.011+08:00

i believe it all started with the purchase of mynewtoy

from then on, things went ka-ching! ka-ching! downhill..

even Sook said,"Luckily you're working..balance out your cash ouflow." lolz

i think Inception's premise is spot on.

Once a seed of an idea is planted, it fosters and grows until I can't think about anything else

-__-''

and even though i know this, i bloody well had to go yunikuro as if my life depended on it

godhelpme.

thier marketing strategy is highly effective. even those who doesn't know what it is will tell me they've seen their ad. on rapidkl buses. lol

but anyway, i did go.

queue was crazy. as expected.

and i've honestly never bought so much clothing at one go in my life!

shopaholicme: we're stocking up for UK! there's no such thing as too many clothes in a cold cold country. *defensive*

farnie quotes from sexaystef and fb (respectively):

"eyes on the books, but my soul is in uniqlo"

"your clothes just like iPhone 4..need to line up de."

hokay, let's get down to business.

Sem 5 Week 1 came and went. i knowww! so fast right!

i already have lectures lined up to be read.

woman, you're in 3rd year! time to act like one! *peptalk*

TTD list:

#Catch up on Biopharm4 and Poisons Act (yeap, we'll be half lawyers by the time the sem ends)

#Get the module notesss. my life depends on it.

go thru MEP

Finally, after two months, i skyped my darling friends for the first time. the class seemed so empty and quiet without half of P109. not to mention ah boey, my pink, pink friend..sigh.

this is she.

one half of the zany MHCV :D

misu misu.

2010-11-02T14:43:00.000+08:00

i wish i could do something for you.

just be strong.

That's what friends are for.

2010-10-31T22:02:00.004+08:00

SEMESTER 5 STARTS TOMORROW.

yes i'm kinda announcing it from the rooftop.

A part of me is saying Yay! Finally, y'know. An end to the boredom and nothing-to-do-ness.
Another part is.. i guess how we usually feel, kind of an anticipation mixed with dread.

Quote I just saw. very pithy, very nice.

"Best friends.
You fight, I fight. You hurt, I hurt. You cry, I cry.
You jump off a bridge; I get in a paddle boat and save your stupid ass."

I ♥ you guys :)

A Little Trip & Some Hilarity.

2010-10-22T18:32:00.010+08:00

excuse me for my laziness. promis this post will make up for it :)
so... what have i been doing?

basically, working.

it fills my time really well with the one hour journey (one way) and the stuff i get to learn there. hopefully i'll be able to dispense next week. train my communication skills with patients hehe..

the really empty train when i was heading back at 3pm (half day)

not only do I learn fun eye facts (like, did u know that everyone gets cataract? yep, it's like grey hair. we get them as we grow older.), i also have to brush up on mandarin, cantonese & hokkien.

can die kan.. my banana skin is peeling.

but i can proudly tell u what's cataract, diabetes and hypertension called in chinese now. although when i try speaking whole sentences, my colleagues dissolved into fits of laughter. =.=''

then wiping tears, one of them will say,''okay, dont worry. we'll give u try counselling when there's an english speaking patient.."

btw, i realised something ...horrifying. or ..appalling?..ok la not so bad..it's slightly disturbing.

i went up to Genting FOUR times this semester break alone.

seriously.. FOUR TIMES. gila babi..

okay, i'm 21. you get the hint.

first time was with Jo and Ling. i was really really excited.
then second time was with parents and their friend. that's when i learn how to *really* gamble.

then last week, i went up with Jo (again) and MunMun (her first time with us! :D)

and lastly, when the novelty wore off already, my parents randomly decided to head up for a day trip yesterday since my bro was having seminar till 8pm. lol, i was all dressed up and ready to go Pyr when they said that. so i just swt abit and said jom. still manage to do my window shopping in First World..and only went into casino for lunch..tee hee hee. im not cut out to be a gambler. there are so much better things to do with ma moolah.

so on the way down, something hit me. i was doing the exact same thing last week, albeit with different people.

working Mon, Tue and Wed, then ending up in Genting on Thursday. like so totally wth hahaha...

one more thing, we stopped by Gohtong Jaya for a very early dinner cuz the restaurant there is pretty good. when my day got out of the car, he suddenly bent down and exclaimed very excitedly, "Look, whoaaaa.." like a little kid only..

..and he presented us with something that looks like a dried leaf, saying happily,"A boat."

nearly fainted with zha-dou-ness.. but we brought it back. souvenir for Tim :D

in his defence, i suppose it does look like a boat..

and today! we went to Pavilion for Life as We Know It and then Times Sq to watch MunMun strut her stuff (she's a part time model. full time pharmacy student. cool huh).

First, the show. three words. funny can die. omg.. Katheigl made the right decision quitting Greys (no don't cry, u're still one of my all time favourite drama series). She is very well suited for the silver screen loh.. and rom com. Ugly Truth was a testament to that. and this one kinda puts her solidly in the genre.

don't expect much from the storyline. it's fairly predictable. but guarantee u'll get plenty of laughs watching Duhamel and Heigl. i think i laughed from start till the end.

since i arrived a tad early, i went to Mercato to jalan. for some reason, i really like walking in supermarkets. like Tesco.

isle-shopping is therapeutic too!

Mercato got lotsa imported stuff so it's even more interesting to lookaround.

Australian made Tim Tams! (there's a difference from regular supermarkets.)

check out the fine bold prints: Made in Australia :D

Gluten free chocolate. :d

this is our lunch.

teriyaki pork burger@Isetan Food Market :d :d

-all pics taken using mynewtoy. colour sometimes look a bit off..

***

i wish mom didnt show me the sms just now. if my bro wanted to hurt me, well he succeeded. i know everyone goes through this phase at some point or another but ..haiz. wtv. guess he'll be happy when i leave next year. then he wont have to see my face.

Cheese Danish

2010-10-10T12:44:00.003+08:00

Can someone tell me why can't i change text colours here on G.Chrome?
I have to use IE to do this.

Sometimes..

2010-10-07T19:34:00.010+08:00

the more you feel like giving up, the more you gotta push through.

Quite recently, I finally managed to land a job to extricate myself from the suffocating boredom. don't know why the uni has to put our last semester in the middle of two very long holidays..

i was pretty reluctant to accept it cos it's far far away even though the pay will more or less cover the cost of public transport..and honestly, i is lazy after 2months of doing nothing. :P

my brain says,"good, go do something useful.''
my body whines,"but whyyy.."

but hey, i'm sure i will learn a lot there. so far i did one day, and the peeps are very friendly.
i'll get use to switching trains and taking buses soon enough.

oh by the way, family and i went to The Pork Place yesterday night to test the food. we were intrigued when they hung a super huge sign in IOI Boulevard facing the main road with the pig blatantly displayed (like below)..and a week later, ha ha the pig went missing from the sign. guess *some* people weren't happy.

(didn't take any pics, this was stolen from some other site)

anyway, this place's specialty is their pork (duh :P) which is apparently daging premium.. this means the pigs are treated like emperors before erm..they end up in our tummies.
grain-fed, drug-free, beta agonist free..bla bla.

and the verdict? not worth it.
they sat us at a table under this bright lamp light. like so uncomfortable k..minus points for ambience.
their menu hasn't been refined (this shouldn't be a problem in the future i guess because according to the waiter, the place isnt 'officially' open yet).
food is so-so. portion all right. but price is atrocious..rm23 for a prosperity burger sized meal with a side of fries is a bit much.
and the most most terriblesimo thing is..
they hung pictures..very real pictures.. of pigs on the wall. there's the outline of a pig's head in a guy's stomach (completely discusting.) etc..
omg i was so totally put off by those framed pics. my bro purposely chose the seat with his back facing those poor piggies. minus 1354374395950 points for environment.

safe to say, we wont be going back anytime soon.

I would like this shirt :)

2010-09-28T14:21:00.002+08:00

taken from bookxcess page.

Chapter 2: Let's go to the Zoo!

2010-09-23T16:41:00.007+08:00

All rightey, our first trip was to the zooooo to check out their all-fehmes animals. this according to Aunt SL is a smaller scale zoo. the other one can take up to a day (i bet we'll all come out smelling like koala if we went there).

i SWEAR i have never seen so many Yaris in my life.

in msia this model is as rare as good drivers.

(ah boey has the car so she piqued my interest in it)

cousin+mom

it was sunny but cool. a bit like Cameron Highlands' weather.

the first of many outrageously jawdropping entry fees to come.

kookaburra! kawaii

the parrot pandang serong aku..

i think this is a wallaby. they're really tame loh.. but i didnt dare touch.

Faber-Castell! :)

a Jurassic Park bird. creepy

black swan!

sleeping koalas. wanna huggg

i saw this and laugh. remember the radio commercial?

i thought it would wake up suddenly and claw me.

but the cutie pie was contented enough to let people touch touch while it snooze.

oh and they have curious emus(i think) running wild

this one got really fascinated with the guy's shoe sole.

pecked at it for like 5minutes. wonder why.

an albino roo

O.o

Jims.

hahahaa...they're wearing anklets btw. real cute.

hi i'm Sheldon, a baby wallaby and my favorite food is sweet potato. :)

Chapter 1: 6700km Away

2010-09-23T08:51:00.006+08:00

okay. i was real thrilled boarding the plane for the first time after ages. twas okay but i sat too much and ate too much. had stomach ache by the time we reached. shoulda walked a bit more.

anyway, there were pretty good (new) movies on board eg. the last airbender, ironman2 etc..but it was too noisy for me to listen to the movies. after a while i just gave up and dozed on and off..

note to self: take the 3rd seat from the window. easier to move about when i fancy.

while waiting for the gate to open, we wandered around the duty free area. everything but the alco is not cheap :/

haha..saw this and got excited 'cause

i spotted an ad in the newspaper about it

nyummy.. cute little bottle shaped liqueur.

and no, i didnt buy haha

view from window as dawn approached.

can u spot them?

the Harbour Bridge and the cute Sydney Opera House :D

(im still wondering if the white puffy things in the distance are clouds or icebergs..)

logically, clouds hor

my aunt :)

aka our tour guide for the coming ten days.

where we're staying. the syd olympic park. good accommodation, fair price.

btw, do you notice something MISSING from the pic???

was so odd, i couldnt stop looking up at the sky that day.

our welcome 'door' gift. trust the ozzies to give us milk xD

..which was delicious by the way.

i dont know if it's an Australian quirk or something but they have roundabouts EVERYWHERE. not all of them are huge one like we have here but small ones, some just a flat circle on the road i think i wouldve run over them by mistake..

Bits & Pieces

2010-09-09T17:20:00.009+08:00

okay okay.. i'm halfway done with the ~~chucking of clothes into my luggage~~ packing..and was in the process of clearing my SD card to make way for the Oz pics so here are the overdue ones :)

my 21st birthday pres from darling friends :)

it's a tad big but i like the tiny Roxy motifs on the back

I really like this pair of owls.

snapped at Fong Lye, Sunway Pyr.

we went there yesterday for a pre-celebration of Sook's birthday. food was so so. wouldn't recommend it for the price they're charging..

last but certainly not the least..

my new toy.. :D

(dont know why'd the pic uploaded terbalik)

yep, i finally changed my antiquated nokia which im keeping to show my kids next time :P

and hopped on to the Android/touchscreen bandwagon.

still getting used to it (GPS software berproblem).. but can't say i'm complaining much..
i'm not gonna divulge the price coz it still make me wanna pee in my pants lol.
it took me awhile to get used to be toting something that cost this much around.. still dont dare to whip it out in public lo..

okie then that's all, off for dinner!

Today's LOL

(Mean) quote of the day:

if a Sheep is naughty it gets turned into a coat.

Pre-Raya/Departure

2010-09-08T08:55:00.002+08:00

hey, i didnt know i was flying on the first day of Raya. O.o

my mind always conjures up all manner of excuses why i shouldn't go just before major trips that i've been looking forward to before that. i irritate myself

>.<

hopefully i'll put the blog in travel log mode and update it regularly while i'm there. if i get internet.

oh check out the vid below. i haven't liked a malaysian song/mtv for a long time. and this one rocks.

it really made me LOL to realise what was hanging on the tank's main gun in the start.

Argh

2010-08-26T21:51:00.002+08:00

it's so frustrating when I think of something interesting to write in my little nook in cyber space but can't for the life of me remember it, when i finally have internet access =.=

Anyway, this week has been BUSY (yes, with caps).

yeah that should be a good thing right..holidays well spent?

but too much things to do = Stress!

i tried darts for the first time in my life on Monday (those toy darts which im pretty sure i played at some point during my childhood don't count :P) because IMU Cup has once again arrived.

and turns out i can hit the board..which is surprising coz quite frankly, my aim usually suck.

so the rep asked me to join.

in women singles.

gulp.

Tuesday was RESULTS DAY. and us, P109 spent 2 interminable hours of dread in the AAD (academic affairs) because the release of results was delayed from 4pm to 6+pm..!

about 5 of us just sat there and asked the Dean, "Is it out yet?" everytime he walked pass until at one point, he just went,"Look, why don't you guys go have a cup of coffee somewhere because your being here will just make you worry more, okay?"

but we didnt move.

instead, we took our mind off things by playing 20 questions. har har..

anyway, (waiting for this kan) i reckon results was okay. tried not to expect too much since this sem was one tuff nut to crack. average dropped compared to previous semesters.

then on Wednesday the darts competition took place AT THE SAME TIME when i was supposed to be (wo)manning the Station for orientation of the new medical student batch.

was practically telling myself not to lose composure.

and i kept asking the rep to let me go first (there are 5 categories - men/women's doubles/singles etc) because the competition starts at 6.30 and the orientation starts an hour later so *maybe* i can make it for both. but in the end..

mine was the last category to compete =.=''

and you know what's the whammy on top of that whammy?

it was also the tie breaker.

no pressure.

but ..we lost :(

so one last chance to make it to semis tomorrow (i'm not sure if i'm playing coz no one contacted me yet).

today, i went to do my hair with baoer. couldnt stand it.. the stylist told me not to wash my hair for about 3 days.

then, i received a text for badminton practice tomorrow. *stonewalled* whyyyyyy??

i feel so bad for ffk-ing the guy all the time. and i dont get much practice eventhough i wanna.

sigh

anyway tomorrow i'll finally have a much anticipated meetup with my kawan kawan! Mr Foo (i like calling him that) is flying off to US on the 1st so the gathering is more or less a farewell since he's only coming back in 2yrs time after graduating. and Joh, whom i havent met in ages since we rarely hang out. no ffk-ing!

The little island up North

2010-08-20T22:05:00.000+08:00

skipping the emo post.

Went for a 2-day trip to Penang on Wed/Thur.

been looking forward to it for several reasons, one being i haven't visited it for aaaages.

i'll let the pics do most of the talking.

"Honey, we shrunk the Penang Bridge.."

glamour kan..

(but u can see my glasses hanging there ><)

l-r: moi, ah ying :), mun mun

the vast sea and ineffable beauty of the sunset

lunch with the Lady in Pink

@Queensbay mall :*

look who tagged along :)

Warning, Please take your meal before proceeding..

who prawn me? hehe

ikan bakar. mm...

one of my personal favorites there.

a tad pricey though, at rm9

pasembor was awesome too

@RM 4

popia @ RM2.20 for two.

smaller than KL's

o' chien. (ugh)

munmun's utmost favorite.

mee jawa (tak jalan.. too many other yummy food)

this apam is not bad too! eggy

rm 3 for 6

the char kuey teow at pulau tikus they love so much

@RM 3.50

mango quack

there's also the otak otak that GC and i tried @RM1.70 each which is pretty good (but no pic).

so we basically visited all the hotspots in penang (really made full use of the two days @@).

Started the journey at 5+am and reached before 9am. fab driver eh.

Went from

Kek Lok Si,

G Hotel/Gurney Plaza

New World

Ais Kacang @ KOMTAR (Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak : not many people know this :/)

Him Heang for KL people (only my family didn't want anything.. so i didn't buy)

Finally checked in to Leisure Cove @ Tg Bunga at about 3pm.

Jo and GC went swimming to cool off hahah

And off to Gurney Drive for dinner

Ended the day with a trip to Feringghi where we went to Hard Rock Hotel to gape at the facilities there and walk about the pasar malam which is somewhat akin to Petaling St (their CDs are rm4 each!!)

The next day, we ate at Pulau Tikus and then shop around in Queensbay to wait for Joe.

journeyed back at 3+pm.

fooh, tiring, fun, ka-ch ching, and i've never felt so full in my life. wasn't even the chance to be hungry lol..

Something different

2010-08-20T20:07:00.003+08:00

couldn't stand my front fringe so lopped it off.

look a tad too mature now don't ya think?

EOS4

2010-08-12T11:58:00.009+08:00

The only thing i miss more than my blog (in the virtual world) is

jeng jeng jeng

FB!

PP sudah

HP sudah

DD sudah

BP sudah... now's time for the one book i neglected for a month.

tee hee hee.

funny thing. i came out of the exam hall not feeling..euphoric or anything, as i'd imagine but rather like crying.

swt.

y'know what students like me can work part time as during exam season?

Actresses.

Director goes, one, two three Aaaction!

and tears can fall in 3 seconds flat.

for real. no apparent reason needed.

haha.

yeah i was that stressed out.

To recap:

end of Semester One was euphoric (apparently) -.-

Then oh loook, where did Semester Two go?

and

This was how Sem 3 Ending felt like.

I finally settled on a word to describe this semester.

the final days anyway.

Brutal.

Now, don't go all O.o

it's my fault for ALWAYS saying i'll study but end up pushing everything to the end.

so this time i'll just not jinx it.

Finally finallyyy we're introduced to Pharmacy Practice 1 (the first of many to come).

studying for HealthPromotion was horrible. why in the world would they cram so many topics under one module and expect us to answer FOUR essays. no options.

(i still haven't find out what is protein-energy malnutrition which causes vitA deficiency *guilty*)

Drug and Disease was hmm.

yes it was hmm.

because we were lucky enough a Prof from UK who teaches really well and was very grandfatherly. lol.

he kept telling us, "Now, don't panic when you enter the exam hall." and gave tips on answering questions.

even offered us tutorial sessions during study break (which no one took up) albeit having his own things to do (research? academic related? conducting talks? writing journal papers?).

so it's kinda proven that lecturers influence students' interest in studying and UNDERSTANDing of the subject...which brings me to

BioPharm3.

this one.. *wags finger accusingly*

this one gave me so much cortisol i was wondering how's my body even managing the level.

firstofall, i find it doesnt make sense for our degree to be counted only frm 3rd year onwards.

and secondofall, although im in 2nd year. this is a third year module.

which means

yep, it's counted.

don't wanna talk about the lecturers.

seeing jolene's fb status is enough to make me LOL.

Anyway, other stuff that made me lol amidst studying during the break was my aunt's album comments on FB.

hertwokidsareariot.

sorry i dunno why i like typing without spaces :P

:D:D:D

anyway i have big news! (good news don't worry)

i have about 2.5 months break. which i plan to fill with many a-wondrous activities.

hopefully.

one of them has been confirmed! Ho Ho HO!

yippie kai-yay.. howdy mait.

yes after a decade or so of never sitting the flying bubu, i'm finally gonna get the chance!

MAS.

Departure: 10th Sept KUL-SYD

Arrival: 20th Sept SYD-KUL

*chicken dance*

guess i'm going to sydney to pollute their silence with crazy malaysian jakunnes (whooaaaaAA at everything) and boost their economy by overspending (god, hopenot).

kay, nuff for now.

up next. emo post.

LOL of the Day

2010-07-29T12:37:00.002+08:00

Something I stumbled upon here:

Duck decoys, fishing rods, boots -- outdoor gear of all kinds was piled high in the garage. One day I found my wife staring at the mess. "I hope I die first, so I don't have to get rid of all this," she sighed.
"Look on the bright side," I suggested. "If I go first, you can put an ad in the paper. When all the men come by to check out the stuff, you can pick out a replacement for me."
Still staring at the pile, she said, "No. He wouldn't be my type.

Have a nice day!

Word Of The Day

2010-07-24T14:04:00.004+08:00

Enoughism

Do I really need:-

1. A new phone

a teeny but adamant voice in me is saying, "ah, but it's not just a phone is it? it's an Android phone!" *last part said with much reverence*

another more cynical (slightly Brit-ish) voice deadpanned, "So? Why do you want to get sucked into the bloody vortex of consumerism?"

Me: Diam diam diam! *goes back to Pharm Practice*

2. A new laptop

Daddy: Do you want to upgrade your notebook? y'know, before you fly off to UK. then you can give yours to your brother.

Me: Hmm... *seed irrevocably planted*

***

.. This Things-To-Buy-Before-Flying List is getting longer and longer.
it didnt exist before this.
i was perfectly contented with my shtuff.
despite the (some) subtle and (many) very blunt wheedling of my pals.

sigh

Anyway, i'm still undecided about what phone model to get. Suggestions are welcome :)

***

the other day when my mind went a-wandering, i was thinking of awesome voices i likey (in no order of preference):

Sophia Bush
Priscilla Patrick
Ellen Pompeo

he he he .. okay very useless section of this post.

Dream a little bigger, darling.

2010-07-23T19:08:00.004+08:00

whenever this idea, that i want to watch a particular movie takes root in my mind, my thought will helplessly stray to it when i'm doing things i ought to do (which inescapably tends to be studying).

i'll try to resist, being the determined person that i am *cough*

but in this one case, i thought hey, like whatever y'know. just get it over and done with.

Don't continue reading if you don't want to SPOIL it for yourself.

seriously, preconceptions will ruin it.

I'll have to fess that I read a couple of reviews before this. So though the reviewers were like NOoooo, don't go in the theatre knowing what the movie's about in your head, i still managed to enjoy it anyway.

Mr Nolan, Inception is infinitely more palatable that The Prestige for me, i must say. and you somehow really know how to choose them actors. well, part of the reason i choose to watch movies in cinema depends on the actors/tresses playing in 'em. And what did i get? (my top three faves are.....)

J G-L taking a leap out of his comfort zone (sorry i really like him but i've only watched him in 500 days of Summer, where he's playing a mild-mannered guy looking for love - now that guy reminds me of ted mosby minus his crazy friends) playing Arthur, the AWESOME 'sidekick' of Cobb. went phwoaaarrrr during the gravity-modifying scenes, while wondering the whole time how they actually did that.

Ellen Page, star of Juno, played Ariadne (really nice name, don't you think?) a brilliant architect student. In fact, i think those learning architecture should probably watch the movie for the buildings alone. And Ariadne, if she she somehow loses all smidgen of her talent, she could definitely be a successful psychologist.

Finally, Tom Hardy aka Mr Eames! where have you been all these while??? how come i've never noticed you before, being the movie buff that i am. you're a quick witted fellow ain't ya and your accent is ohsoyummy..he's probably the guy who has the most fighting action time in the show. and somehow all bullets missed him. like wow.

Oh I'm not expounding on Leonardo diCaprio. 'cause well, he's Leonardo diCaprio.

And Michael Caine. again in a Nolan movie. I'm starting to see a pattern (not that i'm complaining) hehe.

I was unsure at first about the movie because i dread leaving cinemas with question marks in my mind about what the hell i just watched. that would drive me even crazier than not watching the movie. but hey, this drama espionage isn't too bad. i was afraid the top would fall at the end. when it cut to credits, i sighed with relief. thaaank goodness, now i can at least imagine that that's reality. (you've gotta watch it to understand)

Basically:

The ups -

it's nothin' like you've ever seen before, (potential) award winning cast, put forth an interesting premise, action packed (meaning youre unlikely to fall asleep), arthur & eames.

The downs -

sometimes it gets a tad surreal. and make sure you have 2hrs 30mins to spare.

oh tomorrow's the oldest of my six darling friends birthday. after much survey and contemplation, i bought her a starbucks tumbler. something she can use, and looks good. cozit'sorangeandi'msorelytemptedtokeepittomyselfbutcannotcannotgrr

no pics coz the barista bungkus-ed it in recycled starbucks paper.

so Happy 22nd Cheah Pei Wen! xoxo

Abstinence..

2010-07-20T17:35:00.002+08:00

I'm TORN.

should i stay away from Facebook for a month?? It's been ~~ETERNITY!!~~ 2 weeks already. managed to abstain thus far on account of my Drug & Disease test which was Over today.

it's also the last day of Semester 4..(i know i don't have to say it but time .. fleets.)

it certainly eliminated one distraction. there isn't the niggling need to check it like every hour. when did a tool like this became such a necessity?? :/

but now with 2.5 weeks to study, i probably will succumb to the wretched social animal in me that screams FacebookFacebookFacebookFacebook in my head everytime i walk pass a computer equipped with internet.

mark zuckerberg, you're a sadistic dude.

A cute update ♥

2010-07-12T14:09:00.002+08:00

Ah B, Peeg & Jess Darling.

2010-07-08T15:27:00.006+08:00

if you're not into romance, PLEASE don't watch Eclipse.

seriously, some Bella-Edward scenes made me cringe inwardly like, "eeeeuwwwrrhghhhh, is that really necessary?"

but the funniest scene gotta be between her and her daddie. :D

oddly enough, i anticipate the twilight movies more than HP's. i didn't even watch Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince.
maybe 'cause i didn't read the twilight book series. hrm. don't make sense.

Anyway, amusing parts:

Bella gets her personal CNN-slash-Twitter update from Edward the mindreader when they're high up the mountains.

Jacob using every possible chance to take a jibe at Edward with puns : "Face it, Im hotter than you." Directed at Edward when she was freezing at the said mountain top and Jacob acted as her electric blankey.

kinda makes me wonder whyyy would you choose an icy cold dude over a warm warm fuzzy ~~doggy~~ guy? of course, this is from the girl who freezes on a daily basis at uni. :D :D

A man once asked us, "Do you want to study or do you have to study?"

One guy answered, "I have to study." (but he graduated so probably that changes perception..)

I mulled over this pretty long and hard and decided that my answer is both.

So now, I'll remind myself of this and just do it. well.

carry-okee!

2010-06-18T01:23:00.007+08:00

I need to pen this down before i crash into slumberland.

Though I have a major major test which counts in my overall DEGREE in well.. 3 days, I'm feeling remarkably jubilant.

Know why?

this kinda sums up what I'm thinking right now.

Did i mention my aunt is back from Aussie? yep, and she just treated my cousin and me (we have the same awesome birthdate) plus our families of course, to buffet dinner @Redbox! Bagus kan.

We ate, watched Argentina vs S.Korea and sang our hearts out. hahaa, can you believe it we actually told the redbox crew to change the channel to supersport so we can catch the match live hee hee..

suspense betul, Argentina 4-1.

first goal was like Zzz!!

2nd and 4th were like Ketchup.

3rd one totally 'curi ayam'. I also could've scored that goal =.=''

10 of us in the karaoke room were rooting for Korea, the remaining One was ecstatic Argentina was winning. and Maradona was really funny.

Quote from bookie when Arg scored:

"He's like Doraemon mix Pavarotti jump jump and almost sing opera already..so cute lah''

okie anyway, back to karaoke

who couldve guessed? MY AUNT CAN DANCE, babeeeeee! *rock that body*

She danced to Michael Jackson's Beat It. Alone. In front of ten of us.

total ss-ness. *applause applause*

Anyway, she gave me a dress as an early present. I'm not a dress person..though i DO want to own more dresses. and this one is pretty nice :D see when got chance to wear :D :D

Then tonight, she gave me yet another early present @@

and i dont mean treating us for the K session.

I'm so touched. *sniffles*

haven't open it yet. waiting till the date nears. will be having camp during my birthday...that's the reason for all the early celebrations.. oh well. at least i'll be doing something useful.

LOVE YOU AUNTIE SL ♥

2010-06-12T23:04:00.004+08:00

had a fantabulous awesome possum birthday celebration yesterday. with my wonderful BFFs who didn't let me pay for anything. seriously, ANYTHING. can't thank you guys enough.

now i have a spanking brand new purse :D (wanna see?)

guess they cannot tahan my toting around a pencil case as a substitute for one. heh.

will be staying up for USA vs England.

which is an excuse to progress on Biopharmacy. so on one screen, there'll be football, on another, lecture slides.

gee i wonder which one will win my attention.

song lyrics a-wafting in my mind.. i'm still alive but i'm barely breathing.

ps. tweaking blog template coz of itchy fingers. dont really fancy the big blog title pic tho. might take it down.

Quickie..

2010-06-10T21:22:00.006+08:00

just a short update.

it's June!

World Cup is driving my friends ~~crazy~~ even crazier than usual.

for the first time, in like many many years, I FINALLY HAVE WI-FI AT HOME!! :) :)

i'm utterly swamped with studies coz they keep piling up when i get distracted by happy shiny stuff.

but still somehow manage to watch Karate Kid today.. *guilty*

most important thing i learnt from the movie? learn to FOCUS. (like a jedi)

so imma gonna stay up late tonight to read what i must *bertekad & berazam*

because i seriously can't afford anymore tardiness. and fri night is party night.

compensate, compensate. *stress*

It is up to me

to be the best at what I do

To never give up

Take chances

Focus on what's important.

Listening to: waka waka, Shakira

Who, Me??

2010-06-03T07:46:00.011+08:00

Quite recently, my batch had this Hall Of Fame awards thingy where we nominate friends for certain titles..

I was nominated for two.. and never thought i would win both of 'em -.-

BECAUSE

one of them was really laughable.

ME??! Seriously? OCD?

i tell you, my high school friends are gonna have the laugh of their life.
to quote Sheldon, my room is like ''a swirling vortex of entropy''.

it constantly frustrates me how i could never keep my study place neat.. somehow do do do work then the whole table will be cluttered.
my personal organised chaos. but clutter to others.

Altho i might have a wee bit of environment-related OCD, and.. maybe a tad exam OCD.
But i'm most certainly not the Most OCD person..

And before you say anything, no, i'm not in denial.

++

On an unrelated note, i saw this quote on one of the lecturer's cubicle yesterday:

Victory is not always to the swift, but to those who keep moving

then in fine print below it,

Take the stairs

So cute.

(Actually at the speed imu's elevator is moving, take stairs will get you there quicker)

If I can make it here, I'll make it anywhere

2010-05-29T12:31:00.008+08:00

on thursday, my awesomely crazy coursemates were restless. so they made a spur-of-the-moment plan to go hiking at KKB. Sg. Chilling, to be exact.

cool name right [pun!], i found out soon enough why it was named that.

i nearly couldnt make it coz had plans with high school friends but this was a once in a lifetime experience! the place is like 32km away from fraser's hill and i doubt i'll have the chance to visit there again.

the experienced hiker, Jo told us what to bring and expect.

so here's what we did:

came out of home at 5.40am.

Avanza and Lancer took 12 girls to the destination

cross Six rivers [expect squishy shoes and free foot scrub from the sand&pebbles hiding in your socks]

climb the Great 'Stairs' of KKB to have a breathtaking view at the waterfall,pic below.. (then climb down again).. seriously, it was never ending. my muscles were screaming halfway. lactic acidosis. and my acrophobic friend nearly had a panic attack hahaha

canonball into the chilly Chilling river when we reached the waterfall.

all in all, we took 1+hour travel time to reach there, 4 hours in the place then out to ulu yam to have a gobbling feast of bakutea+fish head curry before heading home.

I Love Hiking!

have a variety of scratches (courtesy of the resident pakupakis) and one big mysterious bruise right in the middle of my left calf ( i didnt bump into anything, how come got black-green?!) as souvenir from the trip.

thank goodness our one worst fear (leeches) did not come true.. *geli*

but one of us did saw a snake.. and exclaimed i nearly stepped on it. O__o''

we got stuck in the jam on the way thr and coming back.

but spirits were undaunted! :D

entrance. [sorry, small pic]

the before.

when we were all dry and excited.

blue fern!

one of the rivers crossed.

nearly falling.

tip: instinct makes you wanna step on the rocks to cross, dont.

rocks are slippery

the reason we climbed the Great 'Stairs'.

pitstop at a tiny waterfall.

us, trying to be lala.

whee

jo, the champion canonballer.

we all applauded when she took the plunge

found an unidentified organism who has an uncanny resemblance to me.

(it's not me!)

Ling.

in uni, she's a very normal 21yr old.

but being in the water shaved 15 yrs off.

macam small kid, make stonehenge replica &

splash water on herself.

ss :D

the after.

when most are wet and feeling posey.

L-R: me,

jyun (the mafia boss),

ling (the small kid),

jo (the experienced one),

eunice (the junior who tagged along),

visha (the 2x canonballer),

amy (the one scaring us abt leeches),

mayhwa (the youngest & most hyper),

mollie (the acrophobic camerawoman of the trip)

fui (the blackberry owner),

munmun (the model who ate 2bowls of rice after -.-'')

sophia (missing from above pic) -

the one who wore white and couldnt join us in the water :(

i reached home at 7pm. then 10 minutes later, my family + tired I were on the way to the 10km Wesak procession.

zombiefied at the end of the day.

Listening to: Waka waka, Shakira

Woman, be more mindful!

2010-05-22T14:33:00.008+08:00

i have what i call the Granny Memory Syndrome.

i think many experience it before.. but mine takes it a step further =.=

1st Stage:

Forgot to take something from say..upstairs.

2nd Stage:

Going upstairs and...

blank.

Why did i go up? To take something.. no, do something..

wait no, take something. pfft.

but what?? bah

3rd Stage:

Scene 1 (if I'm lucky): Oh yeah! That!

Scene 2: Saying to hell with it and go down, only to remember what i want to get in the first place -.-

Scene 3: Saying to hell with it and remembering what it is i wanted ages later..when it's too late.

and sometimes i repeat stuff i said before to friends and they go, '' uh huh... you told me this already..'' with swt look on faces. *paiseh*

okay why am i ranting about this? I got a text from my Eng teacher like half an hour ago and was in the process of replying when my friend interrupted, catching me not studying (I'm trying..!). we chatted awhile then she left.

i look back to my desk feeling like i forgot something. 'cuz I'm feeling excited and all weird like I've something to anticipate.

and I cannot. remember.

so i went with Stage 2, Scene 2.. and now it just occured to me.

i picked up my phone to check and sure enough, the screen showed the half written text i was replying my darling teacher.

memory. fail dot com.

i think Jim once said i need to upgrade my RAM.

listening to: Rainbow Veins, Owl City